keskiviikko 21. helmikuuta 2018 17.29.31 UTC+2 Max Demian kirjoitti:
On 21/02/2018 13:55, Chris Bartram wrote:
On 21/02/2018 00:22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Vir Campestris wrote:
"[Chapter 19] chose the ill-fated example of DCC (Digital Compact
Cassette). The new version.... uses JPEG and MiniDisc as its examples.."

Minidisc. Oh well. JPEG is still going though!

I rather liked MiniDisc. For a while before computer based systems
arrived. Far better than NAB carts, and much cheaper too.

I assume you mean 8-tracks - they aren't quite the same. And what about
Compact Cassette? They were quite good once improvements were made to
the tape and heads &c. Too bad DAT wasn't allowed because of DRM and
consigned to computer data storage.

No. NAB cart(ridge) was a broadcast format. It was also known as
the "jingle cart" and used extensively in commercial radio.
It's correct name was Fidelipac.

Most were made by The Automatic Tape Company.
It used quarter-inch tape running at 19cms (7.5 ips) There was audio on
one track only. The other held cue tones for stop, start and locate.

The Fidelipac, which dates from the 50's was superseded by the Mini Disc.

Iain