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To: Ausdauer who wrote (7728)	10/17/1999 10:50:00 AM
From: Ron C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Aus & Thread: "The End of SDMI" by Eric Scheirer MP3.com Technology Correspondent Oct. 15, 1999 "It looks like it's all over except the shouting" <<http://www.mp3.com/news/394.html>> for the complete article. Interesting that in the short time MP3 has been around , they have already evolved far enough to have a Mp3 Technology Correspondent. Ron C

To: Ausdauer who wrote (7728)	10/17/1999 11:57:00 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Respond to of 60323

I connect the CF to my computer with the SanDisk card reader that plugs into a USB slot. USB is the current standard for peripherals, and I believe it is faster than using any type of card in the floppy disk slot. Transfering an uncompressed 2.1 megapixel image from the compact flash to the computer hard drive (where the microprocessor operates at a comparatively slow 200 mhz) takes about 8 seconds. Transferring a JPEG file of about 1 mpixel takes about 2 seconds or less. If you draw an analogy with color film developing - getting to the point where you can view the image in a printer and then make a print - the standard one-hour lab uses about 30 minutes to develop the film.

To: Ausdauer who wrote (7728)	10/19/1999 2:19:00 AM
From: Craig Freeman	Respond to of 60323

Ausdauer, I finally got to John's Memory Stick post which included the line "A license is needed to produce Memory Stick Walkman-compliant products.". If Sony succeeds in establishing their Stick as the standard for portable A/V devices, they can effectively control their competition. There are far more Walkmans in the world than e-cams and that will likely continue for the foreseeable future. IMHO, Sony isn't attacking the flash memory market so much as it is protecting its cash cow. Craig