On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:30:30 -0500, Roger Evans <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>John Haskey wrote:
>
>>If I was going to transfer organ music from LPs to some archival digital
>>format I wouldn't choose a 'lossy' format like MP3.
>>
[ ... ]
>
>>Babylonian tablets have lasted for thousands of years, I have computer
>>disks that are less than ten years old and unreadable.
>>
>>
>And your point is what? You can't record your music on Babylonian
>tablets. It can't have escaped your notice that the amount of
>information on them is not commensurate with the amount in even the most
>rudimentary digital storage.
>

His point is that, with the exception of questioning the specific
suitability of MP3 as a recording format, he is agreeing with you
by pointing out how quickly today's "hot" technology becomes obsolete.

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