[Coco] Importing CCRs

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 28 March 2007, Chester A Patterson wrote:
>Wasn't there a wire as storage media in there somewhere way back when?

Yes, in the 40's.  It died a deserving death with the introduction of 
tape.  Then when tape went plastic, we used the paper version for a 
funeral pyre.

>-----Original Message-----
>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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