DaveKen;614884 Wrote:
> In my loft, in good working order when I put it there aeons ago, I have
> what was called a 'portable' by Compaq, the maker but was referred to
> as 'luggable' by the poor souls like me that had to take it around with
> them. It had one (or two, I can't remember) 5" floppy
In my loft, in good working order when I put it there aeons ago, I have
what was called a 'portable' by Compaq, the maker but was referred to
as 'luggable' by the poor souls like me that had to take it around with
them. It had one (or two, I can't remember) 5" floppy drives, a keyboard
that acted
Not only do I have some 8" floppies around here I even have an 8" drive,
but nothing I can plug it into. The computer that drive came out of died
a long time ago. I think the drive still actually works, but I can't try
it out.
John S.
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Dogberry2;614533 Wrote:
> The first floppy disks I worked with were 8 inch (and truly floppy). I
> suppose that makes me old too, though I prefer to use the term
> "experienced". ;)
You can be "senior technical adviser" or "executive producer" to ;)
I'm slowly gravitating towards the expert cat
Dogberry2;614533 Wrote:
> The first floppy disks I worked with were 8 inch (and truly floppy). I
> suppose that makes me old too, though I prefer to use the term
> "experienced". ;)
actually me too...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't wha
Phil Leigh;613403 Wrote:
> 5.25 floppy or 3.5 semi-rigid...
The first floppy disks I worked with were 8 inch (and truly floppy). I
suppose that makes me old too, though I prefer to use the term
"experienced". ;)
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magiccarpetride;612837 Wrote:
> You mean floppy?
5.25 floppy or 3.5 semi-rigid...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF
x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audiocom full mods) - L
Phil Leigh;612226 Wrote:
> These folks are almost certainly one diskette short of a full install...
You mean floppy?
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Vie
What if the "cloud" only included the crappy remixes/re-recordings that
I find on Amazon sometimes? What really sucks is that you can't listen
to the entire track to discern if this is truly the version you are
looking for. Usually your only line of defense is to read user reviews
of albums to s
Music in the cloud will be a clean sanitized disney thing. You will end
up with no controll off your own.
I'm just waithing for when history and science will falsified on mass
scale in the cloud, rigth now it's only editing wars on wikipedia with
creationist jihadist and other nutcases. Wonder wh
magiccarpetride;612209 Wrote:
> No one here is suggesting that you store your files ONLY in the cloud.
But that's exactly what a growing number of people do. I know several
of them. And they do not store "a poor old FLAC file containing some
noodling on electric guitar" or some "inane little fil
Henry66;612248 Wrote:
> 'Your age is showing.'
> (http://superuser.com/questions/231273/what-are-the-windows-a-and-b-drives-used-for)
> :)
I know - I've given up...
Perhaps I should have said "one bit short of a perfect short of a
perfect stream" :-)
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You want to see the signal
Phil Leigh;612226 Wrote:
> one diskette short of a full install...'Your age is showing.'
(http://superuser.com/questions/231273/what-are-the-windows-a-and-b-drives-used-for)
:)
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magiccarpetride;612209 Wrote:
> OK, so I record a track with my band, mix it down, and master it as a
> FLAC file. I make a safety backup copy (make that four or five copies,
> one burnt on a CD, another one burnt on a DVD, another one stored on
> the external hard drive at home, the other one on
Soundman;612029 Wrote:
> You are probably right, but nevertheless I will NEVER use the "cloud"
> for many reasons. To name just a few: Why should I intrust my precious
> data to a vendor? Even if he's reputable there might work some "bad"
> people there who missuse your data. What if such a vendo
magiccarpetride;611583 Wrote:
> In this day and age, computing has turned into commodity (similar to how
> electric power and indoor plumbing have become a commodity, something we
> all take as given and simply continue paying monthly charges for using
> these commodities). The prices are eroding
Soundman;612029 Wrote:
> You are probably right, but nevertheless I will NEVER use the "cloud"
> for many reasons. To name just a few: Why should I intrust my precious
> data to a vendor? Even if he's reputable there might work some "bad"
> people there who missuse your data. What if such a vendo
magiccarpetride;611583 Wrote:
>
> I predict that, in not too distant future, it will be financially
> feasible for common households to store the backup of their precious
> digital media in the cloud, with a reputable vendor (or, with a select
> few reputable vendors).
You are probably right, b
This new radio has changed my style of life. I hardly even watch T.V.
anymore which is saying a lot for a guy like me. I can only imagine
what the next few years is going to bring as far as apps and upgrades.
One thing is for sure, now that I have wi-fi radio I will never go
back!
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jean2;611572 Wrote:
> You get what you pay for, as usual. Even S3 has different term of
> services depending on price, so it has nothing to do with how big the
> business is. However, the casual user won't be paying for s3 and its
> strong guarantees, but will gravitate towards the free or almost
magiccarpetride;611290 Wrote:
> I disagree. Amazon is a big business, and they can't afford to be lax
> with losing client's data. Read their S3 service level agreement -- it
> is rock solid.
You get what you pay for, as usual. Even S3 has different term of
services depending on price, so it has
magiccarpetride;611290 Wrote:
> I disagree. Amazon is a big business, and they can't afford to be lax
> with losing client's data. Read their S3 service level agreement -- it
> is rock solid.
Am I reading this properly. 1TB of data would cost me $140 per month?
http://aws.amazon.com/s3/#pricing
jean2;611283 Wrote:
> I never lost data on my set of HDD, but I'm careful (RAID + rsync). On
> the other hand, "the cloud" (a very popular photo sharing site) has
> already lost some of my data, and calling them was totally useless (we
> will check the backup), fortunately it was still on my HDD.
magiccarpetride;611108 Wrote:
> If the latter, the question becomes: am I going to keep that digitized
> music on my crash-prone HD, or in the cloud?
I never lost data on my set of HDD, but I'm careful (RAID + rsync). On
the other hand, "the cloud" (a very popular photo sharing site) has
already
guidof;611278 Wrote:
> Hi Rick:
>
> Thanks for the additional information.
>
> The evidence seems to be that this is just, as you put it, a "cosmetic"
> issue.
>
> On 24/96 material, the Touch's digital output sounds better than
> anything I heard on my system. Even on 16/44.1, it tends to im
Rick58;611192 Wrote:
> Guido, thanks for the reply. Good to know things are 'as they should (or
> in this case not) be'. The Oppo will put out various bit depth/sample
> rates depending on the disc. Some have copy protection (I think most
> commercial DVDs and DVD-As) where it is limited. The on
guidof;611179 Wrote:
> Hi Rick:
>
> I'm hooked up wireless.
>
> Yes, my CA 840C also displays "<=20/96" when streaming 24/96 files from
> my Touch.
>
> But when streaming a 24/96 DVD Audio played on my Oppo (980H), the 840C
> reads <24/48!
>
> The 840C manual states somewhat cryptically that
Rick58;611170 Wrote:
>
>
> BTW, Guido, wondering what is displayed on your 840C when playing thru
> the Touch? and if you are going wireless or using Ethernet? (altho I
> don't think it would make a difference in what the 840C displays).
>
> Mine shows "<=20/96" even when streaming 24/96 files
guidof;610846 Wrote:
> About the Squeezebox Touch:
>
> I haven't had this much fun with an audio gizmo since the Hafler Matrix
> (anyone still remembers that one?).
>
> First with the Touch out of the box, then with Soundcheck's mods, then
> with rediscovering some forgotten CDs as I (slowly) r
mlsstl;611147 Wrote:
> I like Amazon, too, but they are still a big corporation and big
> corporations (as well as governments) do flaky things from time to
> time. Remember the George Orwell "1984" incident about a year & a half
> ago? Amazon found they sold a Kindle edition of the book they sho
magiccarpetride;611135 Wrote:
> By 'in the cloud' I meant more like your own private portion of the
> 'cloud'. For example, I have an Amazon S3 account, which allows me to
> store my digital media on my private 'cloud' and stream it anywhere in
> the world. So I don't care whether that content is
mlsstl;611123 Wrote:
> I'd point out that if the cloud truly takes shape as some envision,
> it'll be there whether I consent or not, and it'll be there whether I
> hang onto my own collection or not.
>
> I certainly don't mind "them" putting the cloud out there. If it were
> present, I'd proba
magiccarpetride;611108 Wrote:
> If the latter, the question becomes: am I going to keep that digitized
> music on my crash-prone HD, or in the cloud?
I'd point out that if the cloud truly takes shape as some envision,
it'll be there whether I consent or not, and it'll be there whether I
hang ont
mlsstl;611082 Wrote:
> I don't know... I'm inherently suspicious of leaving my collection
> completely in the hands of others. It sounds nice if you say it fast,
> but consider the following examples.
>
> Remember the abomination of colorized B&W movies? I'm sure they thought
> they were doing u
Henry66;610944 Wrote:
> I hope to live long enough to see the demise of physical media for music
> and video. Everything in "the cloud". Resistance is futile.
I don't know... I'm inherently suspicious of leaving my collection
completely in the hands of others. It sounds nice if you say it fast,
Henry66;610944 Wrote:
> Heh :)
>
> I meant no disrespect. I am old enough to assume that everyone I meet
> on the Internet is younger than me.
>
> I hope to live long enough to see the demise of physical media for
> music and video. Everything in "the cloud". Resistance is futile.
No offense t
Henry66;610927 Wrote:
> You people must be old?
>
> I converted to 100% CD's in 1990.
"Old" is a relative term. I feel fairly young next to my mother, who is
almost 84.
I started my record collecting in the mid 1960s. In the late 1960s I
acquired an open reel and ended up with more than a few
Heh :)
I meant no disrespect. I am old enough to assume that everyone I meet
on the Internet is younger than me.
I hope to live long enough to see the demise of physical media for
music and video. Everything in "the cloud". Resistance is futile.
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Henry66
Henry66;610927 Wrote:
> You people must be old?
>
>
Yes.
And, with luck, eventually you will be too . . .
Guido F.
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guidof
*Front End*: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge;
Cambridge Azur 840C CD Player; Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player;
Squeezebox Touch Music File Player
You people must be old?
I converted to 100% CD's in 1990.
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mlsstl;610874 Wrote:
> I discovered a few things I didn't even know I owned!
That's so true!!! I did that as well!!!
So it's not just me.
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Tony T;610850 Wrote:
> Agreed, but instead of only ripping CD's, I also ripped my entire vinyl
> collection (vey sloowly).
It took me about 9 years to completely convert my LP and open reel
collection.
It is a lot of fun to revisit one's own stuff. I discovered a few
things I didn't even k
Agreed, but instead of ripping CD's, I ripped my entire vinyl collection
(vey sloowly).
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About the Squeezebox Touch:
I haven't had this much fun with an audio gizmo since the Hafler Matrix
(anyone still remembers that one?).
First with the Touch out of the box, then with Soundcheck's mods, then
with rediscovering some forgotten CDs as I (slowly) rip my entire
collection, and finally
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