Re: PC or Mac?

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <3C55648F.9090805@nyc-strip-clubs.com>,
left_the_scene  <postmaster@nyc-strip-clubs.com> wrote:
 
> Paul Schlyter wrote:
>
>> Nowadays the AM band is dead - except at night, when foreign
>> AM transmissions can be heard.  Likewise the only AM radio
>> transmissions here today are those aimed abroad.
> 
> LOL.... over here (USA) AM is still very much alive and well. One of the 
> MOST listened to stations in the Nw York City area is AM (WFAN)
 
Yes I know the situation is very different in North America.  My
comment above reflected the European situation, where AM nowadays is
used almost only for transmissions targeted abroad.
 
>>>Even CDs have been around for well over a decade, without forced
>>>upgrades to your CD player.  This is not the forced upgrade cycle
>>>of the computer industry.
>>  
>> Remember when the CD was introduced, and the switchover from vinyl
>> records?  And suppose you want to get an "old" record player with can
> 
>> play 78 rpm records - how easily is such a thing found?
> 
> Hmm... I have seen very few turntables over here that do NOT support 
> 78rmp. 'Course I ain't bought one since the 80's.
 
Around 1980 turntables providing 78 rpm could still be obtained,
although they were quite rare already then.  Today turntables have
almost vanished from the consumer market - if you want one, you must
either buy an expensive studio turntable, or look for one at second-
hand or flea markets.
 
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