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To: Jonathan Quick who wrote (3728)	10/13/1998 11:38:00 AM
From: Pirate	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4679

Just to set the record straight - Pirate refers to "Pirate over 40" - a Jimmy Buffet song. I don "pirate"! REgarding Rio, I have a bunch of kids working for me that download these mp3 songs all day long (much to my chagrin). When we were kids didn't we record our favorite tunes on our cassettes to bring to the beach, etc? Also, I imagine Rio being great for recording realaudio news feeds from the Internet so that I can load it up with all the info I want from CNN, broadcast.com and others, and listen while I run every morning. I think it has the makings of a fad item and might well real well...

To: Jonathan Quick who wrote (3728)	10/15/1998 1:55:00 AM
From: StockJock-e	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4679

Never understood the appeal of MP3's? Let's face it, music isn't exactly expensive. Most CDs retail for around $14 or so, and it is possible to buy singles for much less Why pay $14 for something you can get for free? MP3s provide "near-CD" quality Good MP3s are = or even better than CD Music compressed using MP3 compression won't satisfy audiophiles accustomed to uncompressed, unfiltered sound quality. All the audiophilez I know prefer mp3 over any other format. MP3 will not go away, If DIMD doesnt jump on the bandwagon, someone else will.