Mike, seems to me that if the below is still extant it would
have been publicized a bit more. After all it's been 7
years. Sounds wonderful however.

Jay


MR>"Greg Mayman" wrote to "Roy J. Tellason" (27 Dec
02  08:10:00)
MR> --- on the topic of "MESSAGE EDITING"

MR> GM> Yup. The old analog wobbly groove can always be worked out by
MR> GM> future generations -- hell, if civilization collapses, and
MR> GM> someone digs up the disk in 10,000 years, and assuming it hasn't
MR> GM> corroded away, there's a good chance they'd be able to work out a
MR> GM> way to play it!

MR>Last improvement I remember for the turntable was an entirely optical
MR>pickup using a laser. No needle to scratch the delicate grooves.
MR>Here's the announcement from 1995. Don't know if the url is still good:

MR> Area: rec.audio.pro
MR> Date: 22 Aug 95  22:12:46
MR> From: ilios{at}uspan.com (James H. McG. Sibley)
MR> Subject: Introducing the World's First *LASER* Turntable!
MR> Organization: USPAN, Inc.

MR>   Introducing the world's first *LASER* Turntable!

MR> Finally, you can achieve perfect reproduction and perfect preservation for
MR> your valuable vinyl collection.  The ELP Laser Turntable offers the following
MR> features:

MR> - No contact, no wear

MR> - There is virtually no chance of damaging an audio document during
MR>   playback.  The property of the recording is perfectly preserved.

MR> - No acoustic feedback or howling

MR> - Records warped as much as 5-6mm can be played back

MR> - Damaged records, which normally cause stylus jump, can be played
MR>   through

MR> - Cracked or split records can be played if they are joined with clear
MR>   tape

MR> - No stylus, or scraping noise

MR> For complete details: http://useattle.uspan.com/elp/
MR> James H. McG. Sibley - Technical Director - ilios{at}uspan.com

MR>------------------------------------------------------------------


MR> Mike
MR> ****

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