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Re: CD Length (Was: Micro$loth Windoze 95 Badges)



G'Day John Brochu, you wrote:
: In article <45j7e7$j6e@drivel.ics.uci.edu>, jlee@clyde.ics.uci.edu (Orion
: Pax) wrote:

: > Markus Buchhorn shook the fabric of space and wrote:
: > : Just wait till we get the short wavelength lasers and get 2-3 times the 
: > : playing time :-).
: > 
: > They've already got a format that uses short wavelength lasers and 2-3
: > layers in the CD and it's giving 4 gigs.  Wait until they figure out how
: > to use more layers, double-side it, and use holographic imaging. :)
: >

: Actually the new CD digital video discs have settled on a 4.7GB
: single-sided disc. 133 Mins of digital video w 5-channel surround sound.
: Let's see, at 44KHz that works out to around 7.5 hours of audio!

: Supposedly the first players should be released mid-late 96... I can't wait!

The news of the Be, and now this.. 96 seems like it will be a GREAT year :-)

: -- 
: John Brochu (jbrochu@tiac.net)

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