[Coco] Importing CCRs

[Chester A Patterson]

Wasn't there a wire as storage media in there somewhere way back when?

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From: coco at yourdvd.net [mailto:coco at yourdvd.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:42 AM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] Importing CCRs

The first was foil, then came the wax cylinder. Edison also gave motion
pictures the ability to talk. Where would we be if not for Thomas....
:-)

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Importing CCRs
> From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
> Date: Mon, March 26, 2007 7:42 pm
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> Mark McDougall wrote:
> 
> > Robert Gault wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>There must be some tape recorders sold in Australia that would be 
> >>suitable.
> > 
> > 
> > What's a tape recorder? Can I play MP3s on it? ;)
> > 
> > Regards,
> > mark
> > 
> 
> 
> Uh, well let's see. I think it uses a long strip of thin brown plastic

> with powdered earth glued on it. On the other hand I seem to remember 
> a machine that used a long long piece of silvery wire that was wound 
> on a spool. Well part the time it was wound on a spool but mostly it 
> was twisted up in a big knot like a tangled up fishing line. Then 
> there was tin foil or was that a plastic cylinder ....
> 
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