Lou Judson wrote: > Reninds me of the cartoon of the monk down in the catacombs by > candlelight etching a CDROM with a quill pen... Any body wants a copy > email me offlist. It is amusing to display in archiving rooms... > > Lou > > Lou Judson � Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Russ Hamm wrote: > > > Reminds me of the April Fools' Day news article that NPR ran a few > > years > > back, purporting to report on an ambitious new project of the Library > > of > > Congress to reproduce all known sound files on wax cylinders - the > > rationale being that this is the most low-tech and therefor most > > perdurable > > medium for long range storage. No power is needed for playback, just a > > cranking arm! > > > > Russ Hamm Okay, I can't resist.. What's this? Clip-clop Clip-clop Clip-clop BANG! Clip-clop Clip-clop ....Amish drive-by shooting. dl > > > > > > >> Perhaps what we need is a method of storing digital files on a shellac > >> disc?! They seem to last forever, barring disasters... > >> > >> Steven C. Barr > >