Posted by Don M. on 09/02/05 04:28

"George Hester" wrote in message news:0kQRe.49632$EX.41973@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> "Loco Jones" wrote in message
news:1125627226.49f594f32a76def481c583cbc124be5f@bubbanews...
> > Not exactly "news" (the subject has been broached before), but just an
> > observation on the transient nature of recordable media - cassettes were
> > once touted as the answer to degradable vinyl, until it was learned that
> > tape demagnetization/stretching posed a problem, as did faulty transport
> > mechanisms, and then compact discs were promoted as the "indestructible
> > alternative" (until that proved to be wishful thinking as well), and now,
> > consumers are being led to believe that "new media" (DVD/DVD+/-R) can
> > withstand even the slightest abuse. Heh - it can't - big surprise.
> >
> > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1854081,00.asp
> >
> > These days, even owning the "original" doesn't mean much. Renting, for a
> > limited time, is the best any consumer can hope for. Enjoy it while you
> > can! You'll be buying it, in another format, soon enough.
> >
> > - Loco -
> > (Now Playing: Nothing Lasts Forever - Echo & The Bunnymen)
> >
> There is one media that lasts forever - 8 Tracks. Mine would still be
> cooking if they hadn't buned. That is what happened to my New Clear Days.
>
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Stop cooking the stuff if you don't want it to bun.


Don

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