Re: MD: Opinion -- Favorite discs (Gold disc)

1999-07-23 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Ralf: | Maybe we should say Maxell Gold cases... | Ralf (never saw a Maxell Gold _disc_) Stainless Steel Rat: No, the disc itself is gold colored on the front. Jough: Did you open it up? The disc is actually just like every other disc, but there's a film on the case that makes it look gold

Re: MD: newbie question re: MZ-R30

1999-12-14 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Daniel Manrique: i am thinking of purchasing a used Sony MZ-R30. Is this a good unit? Steven Brooks: I've got a MZ-E40 for an excellent price (~$92 on Ebay) so I can't complain too much... it is my first minidisc portie. But ideally, I would like to find a unit that doesn't skip as much, and

MD: MZ-E40 charging circuit

1999-12-15 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Steven Brooks wrote: And I did notice the "charge" right next to "Stop" but have no idea how it would charge or where I would get the equipment to do so. Now that I have the Maxell recharges, is it even worth it? You would need an AC adaptor (Sony ACE45HG), a couple of NiMH batteries (Gaz sez

Re: MD: US MD Copyright issues

1999-12-27 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Please! I just want to read about MDs and Japanese Love Holidays! It's the same people expressing the same opinions over over (notably Salzberg, the Rat, and Magic). This was the last straw for me, from Magic: "No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright

Re: MD: Re: It's that time again (the AHRA and copying)

1999-12-27 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Dan Frakes joins the fray: (talks about the AHRA) Here's a part you didn't quote: Subject to sections 107 through 120, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following: (1) to reproduce the copyrighted work in

Re: MD: Re: It's that time again (the AHRA and copying)

1999-12-28 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Subject: Re: MD: Re: It's that time again (the AHRA and copying) (1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh? That's not part of the AHRA as you imply it is, see http://www.hrrc.org/ahra.html for the full text. Here's a big clue, 'phonorecords' is a little dated language don't you think? I never

Re: MD: boomboxes

2000-02-02 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Jim wrote: I'm looking to buy an MD boombox but have been pretty frustrated trying to locate one that runs on batteries and is not discontinued. I have a Casio ZD-1 (aka MDH-1) that I got from Damark for around $200 almost a year ago. (Damark discounts offbeat consumer electronics in the U.S.

Re: MD: Prices of Minidiscs

2000-03-02 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Eoin Maguire wrote: Just thought I'd mention this as it is the first case of Ireland being cheaper than America that I can remember!! What's the price of Guinness over there? - To stop getting this list send a message containing

Re: MD: Sharp 702 issues.

2000-03-02 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Phil Genera wrote (regarding his 702): I don't know what I did, but it works now :) Congratulations! (Now you can get a job as a 702 refurbisher.) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe"

MD: $10 500MB Matchbook-sized optical drive

2000-04-07 Thread Aivar_Grislis
"DataPlay has a solution for music lovers who want to take entire albums with them: technology that can store up to 10 hours of MP3s on portable devices. At Internet World on Wednesday, the Boulder, Colorado company unveiled a matchbook-sized optical

MD: Attention Shoppers!

2000-05-23 Thread Aivar_Grislis
Some MD deals at buy.com: Sony MD Home System ZSM7 $249 free UPS ground shipping http://www.us.buy.com/electronics/product.asp?sku=9524 JVC MD Executive Series Micro Audio System FSMD9000 $349 free UPS ground shipping http://www.us.buy.com/electronics/product.asp?sku=9227 Here's a $30

Re: MD: portable MD with mic recording

2000-05-23 Thread Aivar_Grislis
John Rolt wrote: Hi all! My wife's a music teacher and needs a portable (not personal) MD system to be able to replay CDs and MD ... she also needs to be able to make reasonable quality, stereo recordings of her pupils' performances. The Sanyo MCD 3100 is a really nice boombox with MD, CD,