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Article #5478Re: What's the best purchase you've ever made and why ?
From: krw
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:47
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:47
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In article <69dfbmF31qirmU1@mid.individual.net>, ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com says... > In article <3AcYj.226$UE2.196@newsfe24.lga>, clams_casino <PeterGriffin@DrunkinClam.com> wrote: > >Phred wrote: > > > >>My 30-year-old car which is still running reasonably well. > >> > >>I hesitate to "upgrade" because there's so much friggin' electronics > >>in modern vehicles you can't get them fixed out in the sticks -- and > >>everyone knows computer stuff tends to die in about three years. > >> > >Can't give up that 8-track, eh? > > If you're talking those old mainframe tapes, yeah, they were pretty > reliable. Those would be seven or nine track tapes. 8-tracks weren't quite as high end, nor as reliable. Though they were easier to change while driving. ;-) > (About 20 years ago I got data transferred from a couple of > 15-year-old tapes to DSHD floppies -- remember those? -- without any > problems. I'll post again if I can still read the floppies... If I > can find them! :-) I'd be amazed if you can. -- Keith
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