Re: OT: Boy do things change fast now days.

Posted by williamf on January 27, 2006 at 10:28:14 from (66.82.9.47):

In Reply to: Re: OT: Boy do things change fast now days. posted by Kelly C on January 27, 2006 at 09:35:48:

My understanding, such as it is, is that the factory made CDs and DVDs have the info cut into them (with laser?) and they may last a very long time. The ones we do at home are chemical; the (laser?) makes changes to the dye and the reader sees that. No one knows for sure yet how long they'll last, the guys who used to be on TechTV worried that it might only be ten years or so.
Wm
PS, my first computer experience was a Computer Physics class for my freshman science requirement, 1969. We used a paper tape terminal over a audio modem (dial it up, lay the handset in the cradle) to a timeshare mainframe in Atlanta. Advanced Basic or Basic II, I forget.
The instructor wanted me to stick with it, learn Cobol and Fortran. It was obvious to me there was no future in it, I was going to be a History Major.
Wm

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• Re: OT: Boy do things change fast now days. little john 11:56:18 01/27/06 (2)
  • Re: OT: Boy do things change fast now days. Hermit 17:14:34 01/27/06 (1)
    • Re: OT: Boy do things change fast now days. little john 05:09:50 01/28/06 (0)

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