Posted by NYC XYZ on 01/10/06 15:19

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.

It was and is "versatile."

> 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

And people marvel at Holocaust revisionism...LOL!

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."

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.

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