the following may be of interest.
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 01:26:34 -0500, "Rev John" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Anyone got the skinny on this?  Sounds pretty good but then again so did beta vcr's at one time.  heheh
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>    Next, please read the following brief description of a new data storage disc currently in development.
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>The DataPlay disc is a tiny, universal media disc that is coming to market in Spring 2001:
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>        a.. High capacity storage: 500 megabytes 
>          a.. (i.e. 4 hours of CD quality music, 300 high resolution photographs, or thousands of WebPages or text documents. At about the size of a quarter) 
>        b.. Fully compatible with all types of media and devices... 
>          a.. Supports all file types (from music, images, pictures, text, documents, WebPages, downloads, etc.) 
>          b.. Compatible with portable music players (like the new MP3 players), digital cameras (still and video), cell phones, palm pilots, pagers, computers, laptops, ebooks, handheld gaming systems like Gameboy, and peripherals (or external disc drives), etc. 
>          c.. Employed by a large family of brands (from Toshiba to Kodak, Nokia, Dell, Diamond and Samsung) 
>        c.. Features pre-recorded music/albums, books, video games, etc. and you can record your own, even on the same disc 
>        d.. Offers a lower cost alternative to current portable, digital options 
>        e.. Non-rewriteable but archival and permanent for up to 100 years 
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