>The current CD technology is very quickly being replaced by newer
>formats; MD and DVD are probably the most visible, but there are many
>other similar new technologies. I know, someone will say: "CD is not
>just for computer storage, there are billions of audio CD's around,
>they can not get rid of it that quickly." Well, if you remember the
>old vinyl records of not too long ago, they disappeared overnight and
>are completely replaced by CDs. The same can happen to the current CD
>technology.
And is!
An interesting aside to this discussion is that storage and transmission is
coming full circle back to analog as it is a far more efficient
medium!!!!!!! Of course, the "analog" signal is digitally generated and
matrixed, but still it is a form of analog.
Ken N.
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