[DrBazza]

Back in the day, there were magazines that had a flexible plastic LP/single (aka 'vinyl'), that you'd play on your stereo, and record to cassette, and load into the computer.

Coincidentally, it's this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FePROXUG6E

[qingcharles]

Me: going through the racks of magazines trying to find a record without a crease in it.

[DrBazza]

Yes!