Posted by Richard Crowley on 11/23/05 05:42

"bmcswain" wrote ...
> Steve,
> I generally agree with you. Many of the points you are making are
> part
> of my conversations with the client.
>
> However on one point, I think you are wrong and for a unique reason.
>>> 4) Popular media recording formats don't disappear in a hurry.
>
> To your point, I still have playable 45's 78's and 33 1/3". I still
> have reel to reel audio tapes that sorta work. 8MM film is still
> viewable on my projector.
>
> However, when it comes to TV I think we may have a different scenario
> brewing.

Can you give us some examples of commercially viable formats
from history that are no longer readable?

You might want to hold off answering that until you do a
Google search.

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