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Could be. first trip steve ever made to japan was to see what we could do about getting a disk drive for that machine and we saw the sony disk facility in sugi, japan. we would sit in the temples in kyoto just taking off our shoes at the door and sitting. >> did he take from that any kind of aesthetic vision do you think? >> i think certainly. a simplicity. just feeling that inner calm that's so available at places -- at some places in japan. >> he was very much a person that was comfortable in silence.

Without a floppy disk drive. and then without a disk drive, and this year the newest mac book eliminated the standard usb port we all use, on thing for the new smaller and faster usbc port. >> earphones aren't your only option. this comes with speakers inside and connects via blue tooth eliminating the need for audio jacks and cords all together. samuel burke, cnn, london. >> very cutting edge, and thanks for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. we'll have more news just ahead.

Fit into. remove that piece from the new disk, drop the evidence into place. and then actually tape it on the backside so that it was now became a part of a whole. >> to hold the pieces together, they used a clear tape with adhesive like the post-it notes, holding one side together so they could read the other. using a test disk, the technicians placed it inside the drive and turned on the computer. the result was a disaster. >> we ended up actually slinging the head across the room in our office because during one of our tests, the disc broke the head off of the disk drive, flung it across th...

And their research led to a brand of scotch tape called 811. >> doesn't leave a residue. it's very easy to apply. it's very easy to take off without damaging anything. >> so they used it to piece together the damaged floppy disks. to their enormous relief, it was a success. >> it took some initiative, and it worked. there were lots of cheers. it was pretty cool. it was pretty rewarding that we developed a technique that was working and we actually were getting data. >> what some said would cost close to $1 million had only cost $131. >> and that included $50 for the first disk drive that we de...

Brand of scotch tape called 8-11. >> it doesn't leave a residue and it's very easy to apply and very easy to take off without damaging anything. >> so they used it to piece together the damaged floppy disk. to their enormous relief, it was a success. >> it took some initiative and it worked. ha! >> there were lots of cheers. so, it was pretty cool. it was pretty rewarding that we actually developed a technique that was working and we were actually getting data. >> what some said would cost close to $1 million had only cost $131. >> and that included the $50 for the first disk drive that we des...