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-====== The Cost of Forever Disks ======
-At present, 100% of the costs associated with the hardware, hosting, and overall upkeep of this site are the responsibility of **HBM**, the founder of //Forever Disks//. Below is a running table of all of the costs accrued so far:
-===== Disks =====
-^ Item                                 ^ Format            ^ Date       ^ Price  ^ Retailer      ^
-| Philips 640 MB                       | 90 mm ODC         | 2026-07-05 | $14.73 | eBay          |
-| LaserByte 230 MB                     | :::               | :::        | $13.06 | :::           |
-| 10x Random MiniDiscs                 | MD                | :::        | $35.83 | :::           |
-| TOSOH & LaserByte 230 MB             | 90 mm ODC         | 2026-07-21 | $12.63 | :::           |
-| Maxell & Maxoptix 2.6 GB             | 130 mm ODC        | :::        | $12.64 | :::           |
-| 2x Philips 1.3 GB                    | :::               | 2026-07-27 | $27.46 | :::           |
-| Sony EDM-5200B 5.2 GB                | :::               | :::        | $20.01 | :::           |
-| 5x Plasmon 30 GB WORM                | UDO1              | 2026-07-30 | $37.84 | :::           |
-| Maxel DRMS-V28R.1P 2.8 GB            | 80 mm DVD-RAM     | :::        | $19.98 | :::           |
-| 3x Optodisc 9.4 GB                   | 120 mm DVD-RAM    | 2026-07-31 | $26.00 | :::           |
-| 3x Plasmon P2600W 2.6 GB WORM        | 130 mm ODC        | 2026-08-07 | $16.13 | :::           |
-| Philips LM6000 LaserDrive 12 GB WORM | 300 mm ODC        | :::        | $33.64 | :::           |
-| Sony LVM-3AA0 CRV-Disc               | :::               | :::        | $0.00  | :::           |
-| IBM 62G1056 128 MB                   | 90 mm ODC         | 2026-08-09 | $20.28 | :::           |
-| Philips LM6000 LaserDrive 12 GB WORM | 300 mm ODC        | 2026-08-14 | $31.59 | :::           |
-| Sony WDM-6DL0 Writable Disk          | :::               | 2026-08-16 | $50.00 | Facebook      |
-| :::                                  | :::               | :::        | $20.00 | Antique Store |
-| Imation 1.3 GB                       | 130 mm ODC        | 2026-08-18 | $11.58 | :::           |
-===== Drives =====
-^ Item                                      ^ Form Factor  ^ Format         ^ Date       ^ Price   ^ Retailer ^
-| 2x Sony Walkman MZ-N510 Players + 12 MDs  | External     | MD             | 2026-07-26 | $125.04 | eBay     |
-| Sony SMO-F551 5.2 GB + Adaptec AHA-2930CU | 5.25 in      | 130 mm MO      | :::        | $142.56 | :::      |
-| Fujitsu (Gigamo) MCJ3230AP 2.3 GB         | 3.5 in       | 90 mm MO       | 2026-07-27 | $133.51 | :::      |
-| Matsushita LF-D311GK                      | 5.25 in      | 120 mm DVD-RAM | 2026-07-31 | $29.48  | :::      |
-===== Misc. =====
-^ Item                   ^ Format    ^ Date       ^ Price  ^ Retailer ^
-| 2x Bib CD-ROM Caddies  | 120 mm OD | 2026-07-28 | $29.06 | eBay     |
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-  * The acronym __ODC__ (optical disk cartridge) below refers to the general form factor for 90, 130, and 300 mm disks. Not all disks are interchangeable or compatible with all drives. See the [[reference:compatibility|Compatibility]] page for more info.
-  * The //Sony LVM-3AA0 CRV-Disc//, while purchased from eBay, was received for free. Basically, the seller had lost the disk, refunded the purchase, then found the disk, and shipped it to me anyway.
-  * The two //Sony WDM-6DL0// disks were an interesting find. The first was found on Facebook Marketplace and when I met up with the gentleman, he let me know that he purchased his disk from an antique shop about 90 minutes from my house. After I purchased his disk, I went to this antique shop and found a second disk tucked away in the back of the shop.