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		nayuki on June 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The short, happy reign of CD-ROM Compact Discs are digital.

agumonkey on June 22, 2024 [–]

the electromechanical device reading them is not

nayuki on June 22, 2024 | [–]

It's not like network cables (physical objects) and radio waves (physical phenomena) are digital either.

agumonkey on June 22, 2024 | | [–]

we were discussing the supporting devices of that era, not the underlying principles

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