Amazing archaeological discovery at my house

[mendhak]

What a great find, perfectly preserved. If only I had a device which could convert the embedded magnetic orientations into legible information.

[litlewiki]

That looks quite new to me.

[wossname]

I have a Binatone Pong machine. Your trivial mid-70's analog recording media means nought but communist propaganda.

[litlewiki]

there used to be a Binatone Tv set when i was a kid

[wossname]

Foul infidel, many such devices existed.

[MartinLiss]

I believe if I hunted for them I could find a couple of 8-track tapes.

[RobDog888]

How about Super 8mm video tapes!

Also, have 5 1/4" floppy disks brand new in the box sealed.

[crptcblade]

I believe if I hunted for them I could find a couple of 8-track tapes.

Oh, how modest. I'm sure you still have your old Victrola in the attic.

[mendhak]

Also, have 5 1/4" floppy disks brand new in the box sealed.

What sort of an occasion are you waiting for to use it, the Pope visiting you?

[hairball]

Don't you have Vinyl records?

[MartinLiss]

Yes, 33's even, and I have one or two that aren't even the normal black.

[RobDog888]

Dont forget about old reel to reel audio.

I have some 33's too but my turntable needs a new needle.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I believe that this is what you need:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/7a8d/

Thou three eyedeth frogeth!

[MartinLiss]

Where do insert the 33's?

[Shaggy Hiker]

Can't do that, but you should also be aware that 33's are not in the same category. Cassettes are fading away, 8-track is already gone. Reel-to-reel is unreal....but 33's are actually making a comeback for two reasons:

1) DJ's who want to do funky things with the sound can't be playing around with CD's. Only records work for that kind of stuff (I forget the name for it, but you probably know what I'm talking about).

2) Now that CD's and DVD's have proven to have very finite lifespans (short ones, too), long term archiving of music is returning to the LP, because modern vinyl will last much longer than any current digital media.

[sevenhalo]

turntablism, and actually... They have CD decks you can mix with, but even better; they have encoded vinyls. Stanton's Final Scratch. You select a track (on your computer in any "normal" media format), select a deck and then it plays on your normal turntable just like everything else.

Actually, since a CD is never "touched" by the player (like a casseste or vinyl); as long as you don't scratch it yourself, a CD will play forever. Everytime you play a vinyl, even if the needles are perfectly balanced; you still wear it down.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Not so, the physical media of a CD has been shown to only remain stable for something like 20-30 years, which is why archiving is going back to vinyl. If you never play the vinyl, it will last a VERY long time, but a CD, even if you never open it, has a lifespan much shorter than yours.