In a message dated 23-10-96 23:29:20, you write:
quoted 1 line the longest cd I remember was relics (transmat)- 80 minutes.>the longest cd I remember was relics (transmat)- 80 minutes.quoted 2 lines they (Philips etc) could get LOADS more on if the majors wanted to throw>they (Philips etc) could get LOADS more on if the majors wanted to throw
>away billions of dollars - 3 or 4 hours....
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) developers are talking about storing 18 gigs on
one disc. Which quick mental arithmetic tells me is enough for 30 hours of
CD-rate music. Add in some kind of minidisc-style compression and you could
have a whole week's worth of music in one purchase...
All of a sudden the Aphex Twin LP argument seems very petty.. You can be
sure no-one is going to be filling that much space in a hurry.
I predict we'll see music bootlegging on a massive scale when this technology
comes out - imagine the whole Warp back catalogue digitally copied on one
bootleg disc for 20 quid..
Cheerio!
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