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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?
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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (36035)11/17/1997 9:57:00 AM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) of 58324
 
>>Please check my math:

9 minutes of audio @44.1k 16 bit =

36 minutes @11k 16 bit =

72 minutes @11k 8 bit

So with 72 minutes of audio that actually sounds worse than mini-cassette, you have to pay $10 with Clique. Meanwhile, you get 3 hours for the same price of better quality audio if you use mini-cassette.<<

Rock -

Your math is correct, for stereo. But you're forgetting digital compression, which could yield more than two hours. And while it would definitely be more expensive, the advantage of random access in a note-taking machine would be important. Say I'm recording notes on a lecture. During a break, I want to listen to something the lecturer said at the beginning. I can do that without having to rewind. Then when the lecturer starts up again, I don't have to worry about recording over an earlier section.

The device would be no harder to use than a mini-cassette recorder, and could certainly include a built-in mic and speaker.

- Allen
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