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Posted by Justin on 01/10/06 15:36
NYC XYZ wrote on [10 Jan 2006 07:19:12 -0800]:
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> Justin wrote:
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>> Nope, wrong again. It was VIDEO disc when it came out, it was attempted
>> to rename it to versatile but that failed.
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> It was and is "versatile."
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>> DVD Technical Guide -Chapter 1 DVD Overview- [1.1 DVD History]
>> "Pioneer began development of a new digital video disc format in 1991,
>> with the goal of recording two or more hours of high-quality video on
>> one disc, as a next-generation replacement for the LaserDisc."
>> http://www.pioneer.co.jp/crdl/tech/dvd/1-e.html
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> And people marvel at Holocaust revisionism...LOL!
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> It's just computer nerds who don't care about being precise with words
> (odd, since you gotta be exact when programming) -- hence we had "disk"
> with a "k" and "video" when it's always been "versatile."
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> I agree video was, is, and will be the primary motivation for
> technological advances to the format, but it was conceived of more
> broadly than just video and thus named accordingly.
Back it up with facts, I have given plenty of cites, it always started
off as video and revisionists like yourself are trying to say it's
versatile.
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