tenuous link but I agree, interesting to see some activity here! even if it is mild spam...
re-discovered my rio pmp300 just last week when i found that 32mb cards are £8 each :) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Harald Niesche > Sent: 24 January 2002 22:09 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SOME ITEMS THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN OR BE ABLE TO > ADVISE ME ON > > > obviously, he thinks we might be interested in the minifon... > > Harald > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: SOME ITEMS THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN OR BE ABLE TO ADVISE > ME ON > > > > > > ...and this has exactly what, to do with Rio development? > > > > > > > > > > > > "kriss rolo" > > <krissrolo@aol. To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > com> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: SOME ITEMS THAT > YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN OR BE ABLE TO ADVISE > > rio-dev-admin@f ME ON > > reeamp.org > > > > > > 01/24/2002 > > 11:29 AM > > Please respond > > to rio-dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > These are the items that iam interested in selling.. > > Could you help me with some details on the goods, history, origin etc. > > are these worth anything and if so who would i contact with regards to > > selling them? and the best way to sell them ie auction etc > > > > APOLOGISE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL > > > > JPEGS ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR REQUEST > > > > MANY THANX > > > > kriss rolo > > tel: > > 0044 182760393 office (uk) > > 0044 1216864211 home (uk) > > 0044 7814294018 mobile (uk) > > > > return e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > UK ONLY VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER N64 CON > > NINTENDO 64 CONSOLE > > > > item 1 > > > > > > hand carved round table with metal chain link in the middle > > > > > > > > > > > > item 2 > > > > magnum laurent perrier vintage 1988 champagne > > > > > > > > > > > > item 3 > > > > miniture football on stand from euro96 signed by pele and bobby charlton > > > > > > > > item 4 > > is a bit more interesting. its a protana minifon attache, as u will see > > ive enclosed notes from a web site regarding this and you will > see back in > > the 50's it cost $340.00 so i could imagine this to be worth a bit. it > > also has an original tape inside i do not know what is on this tape, but > > judging by who made it and the cost of the machine, the tape could have > > some important information on it. heres the note..... > > > > > > > > The Minifon, developed in the early 1950s by Monske GMBH of > Hanover(or by > > Protona GMBH- I'm not certain), was an ultra-miniaturized, battery > > operated magnetic recording device. It could not (initially at least) > > record the full range of sounds and was thus limited to voice recording, > > but it did offer easy portability in a very small package. The idea of > > offering a pocket dictating machine was novel, since dictation had > > previously been done in the office. However, it was thought that people > > like salesmen could take the machine "on the road" with them. > Once on the > > market, the Minifon's promoters discovered that many people > took advantage > > of the recorder's small size to make secret recordings to be used as > > evidence, as in court.<BR> > > <BR> > > The "legitimate" use of the Minifon, as a dictating machine, > was somewhat > > problematical. Recordings made on regular dictating equipment > were usually > > letters, and thus were normally sent almost immediately to a typist. The > > Minifon offered no obvious advantages over standard dictation equipment > > for office use, but its developers hoped to cultivate new uses for > > dictation equipment, such as stock taking in warehouses, or the > use of the > > machine as a substitute for note-taking by reporters, insurance > adjusters, > > salesmen, and others. > > > > In its original form, the Minifon was a wire recorder, using a type of > > wire medium developed by the Armour Research Foundation of Chicago and > > employed in many similar devices since the late 1940s. The > machine at its > > introduction in 1952 had a recording time of one hour, which was > > remarkably long, and weighed only about 3 pounds at a time when > a typical > > office dictating machine weighed upwards of 10 pounds. It accomplished > > this small size and light weight in part through the use of miniature > > tubes and clever mechanical design. The basic machine cost $289.50-- a > > price that sounds high today but was very much in line with competing > > office dictating machines. > > > > The parent company attempted to set up distribution, sales and service > > networks in the United States. It established a business office > called the > > Minifon Export Corp in New York, and an existing company, > Harvey Radio in > > New York City became the main distributor. Although smaller > tape recorders > > appeared at about the same time, the main competition in the voice > > recording field was from an American company, Mohawk, which > made a small, > > battery-operated cartridge tape recorder called the Migetape. Both > > products sold less than 10,000 units per year in the U.S.<BR> > > > > After a few years, the Minifon was modified to use transistors and > > magnetic tape, further lowering its weight and cost. By 1962 the basic > > machine weighed in at only 1.5 pounds. Competition by this time > had helped > > bring the cost down to $249.50. > > > > The Minifon after about 1962 was distributed by the international > > conglomerate ITT through its subsidiary in the U.S., Federal Electric > > Corp. A little later, distribution was taken over by the ITT Distributor > > Products Division in Lodi, New Jersey. (I don't know whether these were > > the same company with different names) > > > > By the time ITT became associated with this product, it had taken on the > > name of Minifon "Attache," and a new line of models and options > appeared. > > These included a hi-fi model, the 978H, which sold for $330.50.Usinga > > two-track, 1/4 inch tape cartridge operating at 1 7/8 inches per second, > > the machine claimed a frequency response of up to 12,000 Hz, > plus or minus > > 3db. > > The coming of magnetic tape did not completely displace wire. The Model > > 240 series of recorders introduced in the early 1960s were probably the > > last wire recorders in regular production. The 240L, at a price > of $269.50 > > used a special long-playing wire cartridge that held 4 hours of wire. > > Otherwise it looked like both the tape model and the 240S, which used a > > 2-hour wire cartridge and sold for $249.50. > > > > Another innovation was the introduction of more conventional recorders. > > After years of offering only "half" of a complete dictation system, > > Minifon finally developed a restyled, non-portable "office" machine, > > mainly for use by a transcriber, with pedal controls. > > > > By the mid-1960s, Minifon was trying to market its machines as > > multi-purpose devices suitable for nearly any recording need. > In addition > > to the hi-fi and long-playing machines, the company offered an > astounding > > variety of optional equipment such as foot controls, > microphones, external > > amplifiers and loudspeakers, headsets, external power supplies, > telephone > > recording attachments, conference recording adapters. One of the most > > interesting options were the miniature microphones intended to > allow users > > to make "spy" recordings. In addition to a small tie-clip > microphone, the > > Minifon could be equipped with a microphone disguised as a wrist- watch. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rio-dev mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.freeamp.org/mailman/listinfo/rio-dev > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rio-dev mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.freeamp.org/mailman/listinfo/rio-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rio-dev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.freeamp.org/mailman/listinfo/rio-dev > _______________________________________________ Rio-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.freeamp.org/mailman/listinfo/rio-dev
