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Re: [OM] the end game

Subject: Re: [OM] the end game
From: "Marco" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 19 Mar 98 20:22:18 +0100
On Mer, 18 mar 1998 17:00, Frank van Lindert <mailto:lindertv@xxxxxxx>
wrote: 
>Hello Marco.
>
>No, I don't know of any Olympus MO (is that magneto-optical?)
>brochure. Neither am I familiar with the properties of this type of
>media. WHY should it be 3 times more durable than CD's?

The brochure is dedicate to the entire consumer production of Olympus, is
entitled "The visible difference" and it is published in Italy (but I guess
in other countries) and goes out every six months. 

The reason why is this: (my poor translation follows:)

Even if the CD-ROM offers a surer storage then a HD or a floppy, it is not
the ideal solution at all. CD-ROM are, in fact, quite sensitive to
mechanical stress and in course of time (from 7 to 10 years) their
informations are likely to become unreadable, partially at least. 
Whoever will be absolutely sure to be able to show his grandsons the shots
of 20-30 years before, should give his photographic files for care by a
Magneto-Optic storage. 
>
>About eBay: Which lens are you referring to? I can't remember having
>put up any lenses for auction there, not Zuikos that is. 

You are rigt, it was an Olympus AF zoom.

>I am thinking of putting some redundant Winder 2's up, so if you are
>interested, let me know. 
>Apart from that I think that it is probably better NOT to advertise
>ebay auctions on this list. Well, we could make an exception for the
>180/2.0 and upwards, of course ;-) But I guess that everyone who likes
>the auction platform will visit it now and then, and the dislikers
>shouldn't be bothered here.

I meant *before* putting on ebay...


Marco




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