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Hi Don: Can you explain your comment? As I interpret it, you are saying that "bits is bits" is subhect to some sort of "telephone game" effect? Can you explain and provide some scientific basis for your statements? As I interpret Richard's comment, "bits is bits" means that what medium is used to store the bits is less relevant because bit "fidelity" is cross-platform and not subject to specific media problems like analog signals were. However, bit integrity must be retained platform-to-platform. There are built-in algorhythms to insure this, but screwing up the bits can create unfixable problems, so many copies in many places of anything valuable is the best plan. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Cox" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] M-Disc > On 08/07/2013, Richard L. Hess wrote: > > >> We are now past the age of dedicated formats for most things and if we >> are not we should be. It's all just bits and we should be dealing with >> the bits. It's the only thing that will really be supported going >> forward. >> > So, basically a digital version of the word-of-mouth transmission that > prevailed before the invention of writing. > > Regards > -- > Don Cox > [log in to unmask] > >