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From: Radagast@cup.portal.com (sullivan - segall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Toaster
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Date: 14 Sep 90 00:35:03 GMT
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>>>-- Bob
> 
>>Stuff deleted...
>>can remember the battles that were fought about releasing the DAT, it is now
>>here with quite less than a BANG.  The music industry wouldn't stand for
>>consumers to have professional quality equipment in their homes.  The music
>>industry's case was one of piracy, but there were, I suspect, underlying
>>motives as well for keeping it out of the consumer's hands.  I also suspect
>>this to be the case for the Toaster as well.  If the consumers do see a home
>>Toaster unit, it will probably be less than that of the Industrial model.  It
>>will probably have limited effects with less than broadcast quality.  Let's
>>hope this isn't the case, but don't be surprised if the consumer version
>turns
>>out to be less than expected.  The gov't. is very good about restricting
>>technology to the consumers.
> 
>Come from behind the Iron Curtain much?  Been to the USA lately?  DAT had
>some major copyright problems associated with it, the Toaster doesn't.
>It's a great product at a great price and WILL sell.  There are no
>'versions' of the Toaster (as of yet).  The only difference between the
>Toasters selling now to professionals and the Toasters that will sell to
>non-pros is that the latter will be quieter as far as RF emissions go.  The
>simple reason behind this is that most consumers will use it in their home,
>and i'm sure their neighboors would be quite pissed if they had to watch
>ant races instead of Wheel of Fortune when Johnny-Amiga-next-door is
>Toasting [Put your own smiley face here].
DAT had copyright problems? 

...okay, I give.  Whose copyright was violated with DAT?  Too bad they
didn't call it something that didn't have a copyright... DTA maybe?  

In case you hadn't noticed the issue of copyright is incapable of applying
to DAT recorders.  DAT recorders are not original works of art.  So where
have you been living recently.  Didn't you realize this *is* the behind
of the iron curtain?  These days you can't fart without someone claiming 
it was his idea first... -kls
 
                           -Sullivan_-_Segall (a.k.a. Radagast)
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