Re: [ProgSoc] I want my MP3...

[alister air <baitoven@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, jedd wrote:

>  I haven't even seen how big the RIO is -- I was, as you suspected,
>  commenting on the logical size of the storage.

They're pretty small.  128MB would be enough if the thingy used switchable
cards.  Some new MP3 players coming have 32MB inbuilt + use 32MB swappable
cards or 40MB Clik disks.  The big problem is that the stupid things stil
use the damn parallel port for copying to and from.  Surely this is what
USB was invented for?  They don't even have the option... yet.
 
>  I think the Rio is a nice idea, but the technology has yet to get
>  to a point where this kind of device is practical {imho}.

As soon as you can swap large enough volumes, it will be.  The advantage
of MP3 players is that with no moving parts it can not jump or skip and
the battery life is longer.
 
>  copying music.  (I really dislike the misuse of the word 
>  'pirate' in these instances.)

Aargh, me hearties!  Aargh!
 
Alister

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