Comments on: Gold Disk Astound 2.0 for Windows http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2005/12/15/gold-disk-astound-20-for-windows/ Thoughts, opinions and fascinating discoveries by Elliot, a student at USC Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Elliot http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2005/12/15/gold-disk-astound-20-for-windows/#comment-17072 Elliot Fri, 16 Dec 2005 05:16:44 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2005/12/15/gold-disk-astound-20-for-windows/#comment-17072 Admittedly, it was slightly smaller. Still, the air-to-content ratio is much, much higher in the modern software box as compared to software back in the day. Admittedly, it was slightly smaller. Still, the air-to-content ratio is much, much higher in the modern software box as compared to software back in the day.

]]> By: Aaron Lin http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2005/12/15/gold-disk-astound-20-for-windows/#comment-17070 Aaron Lin Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:15:55 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2005/12/15/gold-disk-astound-20-for-windows/#comment-17070 There's something of pure delight in a box that is half empty. It's more than just emptiness or absence--that "emptiness," as you call it, is simplicity and elegance in its most refined form. On a side note, I thought that software manufacturers had agreed to cut out the oversized cardboard boxes. Aren't they a lot smaller nowadays? (I haven't bought anything in the longest time, so I don't know anymore) There’s something of pure delight in a box that is half empty. It’s more than just emptiness or absence–that “emptiness,” as you call it, is simplicity and elegance in its most refined form.

On a side note, I thought that software manufacturers had agreed to cut out the oversized cardboard boxes. Aren’t they a lot smaller nowadays? (I haven’t bought anything in the longest time, so I don’t know anymore)

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