It was still using an inferior format - tape; subject to degradation of the
integrity of the information stored as the years go by, chewed tapes,
cleaning heads, etc. It was still serial access, so you had to fast forward
or rewind to your track of choice. People were far too used to CD's instant
access to whichever track the listener chose, and that's one reason why DAT
didn't take off as a consumer product, despite its technical superiority in
real-time recording applications.
So whether DCC was introduced earlier or not, I don't believe it would've
made a difference in the market, MD would still reign supreme and its
popularity would still continue to grow at the same rate as we are observing
now. That's my view anyway.
Adios,
LarZ
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Steven Brooks
Sent: Saturday, 24 July 1999 0:30
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Subject:
The whole DCC diasaster got me thinking. When did Philips first introduce
this technology, maybe '92 or '93? Then they finally gave up in like '96 or
'97? If they had had publicly introduced the DCC 4 or 5 years earlier, as
a superior media to the cassette tape, the cassette would have gone the way
of the 8-track (it is, admittedly, an obsolete and archaic technology, and
the damn things STILL sell! -- you still see 'em in record shops!). We
(the MD community) would now be in competition with DCC, instead of still
trying to get rid of the tape. Does this make any sense?
People then still wouldn't fear that the MD is trying to take over the CD,
which from talking with people. Maybe it's just the fact (silly enough
that it is) that 'MD' sounds so much like 'CD'...
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