Thank you all for the information.
In High School, we had an Ampex B&W video recorder which used open reels of
tape. Damn belt kept flying off the video head.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dropkin" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 5:59 AM
Subject: [OM] OT Sony standards adoption (was Re: Kyocera Dumps Cameras)
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> Are there any digital products that use Memory Stix other than Sony ?
>> xD
>> cards are made by Fuji (I think) so, do Fuji digitals also accept them?
>> Are there any cd players that can play Sony SACD discs other than Sony?
>> I'm
>> really don't know but am curious.
>> Remember the Sony Elcaset, it was another audio tape cassette system that
>> was BIG like the length and width of a Beat tape. BANG another format
>> that
>> didn't catch on. Here's an interesting link.
>>
>> http://mhintze.tripod.com/audio/elcaset/default.htm
>
> Samsung has made a number of products which use Memory Stick. There may
> be one or two other companies, but I don't remember who they were
> (Sharp?) and I don't know if they still make MS-compatible products.
> And, as others noted, there are lots of "universal" players out there.
>
> I remember Elcaset. I also remember U-Matic, a format which predeceded
> Beta and features a somewhat-similar design (it's actually still in
> use). Then there was MiniDisk (audio only; forgot that the first time).
>
> To give Sony some credit, they _did_ share patents on Compact Disc with
> Philips. But if they were a major-league baseball player, Sony's batting
> average on new standards would have them back in the minor leagues.
>
> Steve
>
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