RJT> I heard something on the radio in the past few weeks, on a show
RJT> that was talking about computer stuff, where they said that
RJT> sometime in the early part of this year we were going to see
RJT> radical new types of these discs out there, with capacities that
RJT> we could record on that might reach _50G_ (that's FIFTY GIG!)
RJT> before too much more time goes by.

CA> I don't doubt that. I wouldn't be suprised if they could do a
CA> terabyte within the decade.

 I read about >30TB within the decade.

RJT> I was given a copy of a magazine by one of my grandkids,  over
RJT> 2-1/2 years and in it was an article about how to build a box to
RJT> stick in your car. box contained a single-board computer,  a 20G
RJT> drive, and ran linux.  It w for the purpose of playing MP3 files!

 I have that software. It's called route 66.

 I thought that scrolling display with the game
controller being used to control the system was
so clever!

CA> True. Not only is the file format in flux, the existing units are
CA> pricey considering they're just glorified CD burners.

RJT> Again I think that at least some of this is a matter of what they
RJT> can get with.

 I think that this is partly true; but, the R & D
still needs to be recovered. Why else would they
develop them if they can't make a killing? To be
nice guys?

 TTYL.

 Robert

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