Posted by NRen2k5 on 09/02/05 22:50

On 9/2/2005 12:13:49 AM, "George Hester" wrote:
>"Loco Jones" <locojonesnet@netscape.net> 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.
>
>--
>George Hester
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>

8-Track is magnetic tape, just like the popular "cassette" format. It is subject to all the same problems.

- NRen2k5

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