[Coco] Importing CCRs

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The first was foil, then came the wax cylinder. Edison also gave motion
pictures the ability to talk. Where would we be if not for Thomas....
:-)

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Importing CCRs
> From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
> Date: Mon, March 26, 2007 7:42 pm
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> Mark McDougall wrote:
> 
> > Robert Gault wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>There must be some tape recorders sold in Australia that would be
> >>suitable.
> > 
> > 
> > What's a tape recorder? Can I play MP3s on it? ;)
> > 
> > Regards,
> > mark
> > 
> 
> 
> Uh, well let's see. I think it uses a long strip of thin brown plastic 
> with powdered earth glued on it. On the other hand I seem to remember a 
> machine that used a long long piece of silvery wire that was wound on a 
> spool. Well part the time it was wound on a spool but mostly it was 
> twisted up in a big knot like a tangled up fishing line. Then there was 
> tin foil or was that a plastic cylinder ....
> 
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