Posted by Bill Vermillion on 08/28/05 22:55

In article <11ft1sgdcbg3o5e@corp.supernews.com>, Alpha <logos1@trip.net> wrote:
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>"Alpha" <logos1@trip.net> wrote in message
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>> "Steve(JazzHunter)" <jazzhunterNotHere@internet.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:21:10 -0700, "Alpha" <logos1@trip.net> wrote:
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>>>>"Alpha" <logos1@trip.net> wrote in message
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>>>>> "Black Locust" <bl2112@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>> In article <11fqsfut8g63vb6@corp.supernews.com>,
>>>>>> "Alpha" <logos1@trip.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>> Don't be cute. They are around, but the technology curve has changed
>>>>>>> greatly for current technologies. I predict no discs in 30 years.
>>>>>>> None.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What, are they all going to self-destruct in 30 years? I don't know if
>>>>>> there will be hardware to play DVDs with in 30 years(hopefully there
>>>>>> will be...), but the discs will still be around then, to varying
>>>>>> degrees. Wasn't DVDs longevity one of it's big selling points?
>>>>
>>>>Just to amplify,
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>>>>Tests at the Library of Congress indicated that all digital media, tape
>>>>and
>>>>disc, were unsuitable for archiving.
>>>
>>> Yes, I've actually spoken to the fellow in charge of archives at Sony.
>>> You know what has been found to be the most stable archive format?
>>> 78s. Not Aluminum discs nor acetate pressings, certainly not any tape
>>> or optical-based media, but the original "shellac" commercial 78rpm
>>> releases. Nothing else comes close for durability.
>>>
>>> As for LPs "Not being around," if one is talking about vinyl records
>>> running at 33 or 45rpm, they are increasing in production for use by
>>> DJs. There are more vinyl pressings being released each year.
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>>
>> Ah.....I had not considered this. However, digital 'scratchers' etc. are
>> readily available.
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>>
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>Also:

>Sure the discs will 'be around.' Cylinder recordings pre-1900
>still exist and still play. But as I suggested, this becomes at
>best a niche area if not museum level.

And it wasn't until the late 1920s that cylinders finally fell out
of use.

And I sat in on a cylinder recording session about 18 months ago.
You can't realize how easy things are now when compared to the work
you had to go through with the old systems.

Bill


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