From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V9 #53 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, March 2 2000 Volume 09 : Number 053 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Another online Robyn interview ["Michael R. Runion" ] Re: Another online Robyn interview [overbury@cn.ca] glostertron 2000 ["FukStik 2000" ] glostertron 2000 ["FukStik 2000" ] The Apples for Bram ["Joel Mullins" ] catching up after illness - Moses and a belated RIP [James Dignan ] Storefront DVD report [Jeremy Mathews ] Robyn Hitchcock in 1987 [Michael R Godwin ] Re: + tech support! [steve ] Re: + tech support! [lj lindhurst ] Re: Another online Robyn interview ["brian nupp" ] Re: Another online Robyn interview ["brian nupp" ] Re: glostertron 2000 ["brian nupp" ] Re: glostertron 2000 [Capuchin ] Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! [Capuchin ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V9 #52 [DDerosa5@aol.com] Re: Another online Robyn interview [Michael R Godwin ] Re: WZMG & the Cootron 2000 ["Jason R. Thornton" ] Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! + SH [Christopher Gross ] Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! + SH [Capuchin Subject: Another online Robyn interview It slipped my mind when I mentioned this interview last week, but the magazine Ink19 does have a website, so any and everyone can view the Robyn interview by going to www.ink19.com. or, more specifically, http://www.ink19.com/issues_F/00_02/ink_spots/024_robyn_hitchcock.shtml Back to bed, Mike (who really digs A Star For Bram, but probably not as much as I dig Jewels For Sophia. The opposite was true for the last two bonus albums: Double-LP Storefront & Mossy Liquor. Oh shut up. No you.) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 18:12:35 -0700 From: hal brandt Subject: Re: Another online Robyn interview Michael R. Runion wrote: > everyone can view the > Robyn interview by going to www.ink19.com. Ink wrote: > "Where's Mister Bad News? I've got some cake!" screams the cartoon > character in the lyric book that came with the Robyn Hitchcock press > kit. Anyone have this? It'd be great to see a scan of this cartoon-! /hal soon to be reading: PREACHER #61 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:10:23 -0500 From: overbury@cn.ca Subject: Re: Another online Robyn interview > > > "Where's Mister Bad News? I've got some cake!" screams the cartoon > > character in the lyric book that came with the Robyn Hitchcock press > > kit. > > Anyone have this? It'd be great to see a scan of this cartoon-! http://robynhitchcock.com/igotsomecakedwg.htm - -- Ross Overbury Montreal, Quebec, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:28:02 PST From: "FukStik 2000" Subject: glostertron 2000 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:28:15 PST From: "FukStik 2000" Subject: glostertron 2000 everything on GREATEST HITS had been previously issued by a&m. that doesn't answer your question (for which we'll maybe want to turn to doug, who's done enough research on the subject to realise that he never wants to have a rekkid contract), but scotches any conspiracy theories, i guess. robyn has said that he had no involvement whatever in the putting together of GREATEST HITS (though seems more less pleased with the results, as i recall). purchased a dvd player last night, and directly popped in the one and only dvd i yet own: the Circuit magazine, number 4. robyn's sitting there in a parking garage in burbank (i think it was), and after introducing himself, proceeds to knock out a harmonica-less NASA Clapping, and a fruitshaker-less Dark Princess. after which follows a bit of an interview. it's all entertaining enough, provided you're into the whole "robyn thing". robyn's portion runs about fifteen minutes. eb, you appear to have missed the death of ofra haza. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:16:47 -0800 From: "Joel Mullins" Subject: The Apples for Bram Man, I haven't posted in forever. Anyway, I got A Star for Bram today. I've only listened to it once so = far, but I like what I hear quite a bit. Adoration of the City is = killer! The Green Boy is another one of my favorites. I'll try and say = more later after I listen a few more times. I also got the new Apples in Stereo single today. The single itself = (Look Away) fucking rocks. And all the b-sides are pretty cool. = Anyway, I'm looking forward to the new album. =20 Saw Luna last weekend. Great show! Both Elliott Smith and the Apples in Stereo will be here for SXSW. Any = fegs going? That's all for now. =20 Joel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:31:25 +1300 From: James Dignan Subject: catching up after illness - Moses and a belated RIP >i kept my damned mouth shut, but was thinking that it was a great name for a >parrot! moreover, i wish more people would name their fuckin' *kids* >"moses"!!! well, there are probably quite a few called Moshe, which is the same name (what were Mr & Mrs Dayan thinking? And was their son ever seen in the same room as Yul Brynner?) Oh, and on the RIP front, I'm amazed that no-one during the last week mentioned Sir Stanley Matthews! James (who'd like to hear Neil Finn sing "With a little luck" on that PMcC tribute CD) now flying - New Zealand! Hey, why not? Blue with the Union Jack in the canton and four five-pointed red stars edged in white in the fly, representing the Southern Cross. now coughing up - gallons of phlegm. Acute viral trachitis is no fun, but the antibiotics are kicking in so I should be right in a few days. James Dignan___________________________________ You talk to me Deptmt of Psychology, Otago University As if from a distance ya zhivu v' 50 Norfolk Street And I reply. . . . . . . . . . Dunedin, New Zealand with impressions chosen from another time steam megaphone (03) 455-7807 (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:38:27 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! >eb, you appear to have missed the death of ofra haza. Ehhh, I knew. I didn't bother -- I don't claim to post *every* death, you know. Incidentally, thanks to whoever posted that Social Distortion news -- that was the first I'd heard of it, and they're *local*. In fact, I live less than a half-mile from what used to be the Galaxy roller rink, where all the O.C. punk bands played in the early '80s. Of course, it's now a meeting hall for Jehovah's Witnesses. I never got to take advantage.... Speaking of DVD players: It's becoming time to buy a new CD player. My current one was bought in 1987, and the display has been totally burnt out for several months now. I think it would cost as much to fix the player as to get a new one (or almost as much). I was browsing at Circuit City last night, and was surprised to see a whole new format of CD player which I hadn't seen before: those carousel players which hold multiple discs *vertically*, and apparently store up to 300 discs, depending on the model. Hey, I don't claim to keep up with the nuts-and-bolts end of things. Frankly, I'm annoyed with my choices, because I'd much rather have another single-disc console player, like I have. I can't imagine having a need for more than two discs inserted in a player -- at *most*. But it seems that I don't have much of a choice, unless I buy secondhand. And that's a little scary. Those five-disc turntable deals grate on me, too. Anyway, does anyone here own this new style of player? If so, my real question: Doesn't this type of player scratch up the discs, or force you to put big fingerprints on the discs, every time you pop them in and out? I'm leery of entering an interminable cycle of progressive disc wear 'n' tear. Eb (incidentally, I got an advance copy of the new Patti Smith album several days ago...haven't gotten around to playing it yet, damn it) now ehhing: Bows ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 02:16:32 -0500 From: Jeremy Mathews Subject: Storefront DVD report Hey all, I thought I'd give a report on the DVD: 1. The film was originally shot in 1.85:1, but was pan and scaned. This isn't too bad, except some of the close ups and segments with Deni and Keegan. The credit sequence that concern was expressed for was shown in widescreen, although the similar editing style in part of "Freeze" was not. 2. The transfer is acceptable, with a few problems, but nothing too noticable considering it is an MGM disc. 3. The "collectable booklet" is not actually a booklet, but a double sided piece of paper inlay with the chapter numbers (table of contents) on it. 4. The reported Dolby track is 2 channels, but that's not a big deal since most of the sound is just vocals and guitar. I don't think there was a trailer, which would be the only extra MGM would consider. FINAL REPORT: If you wish to own the film at all, this will probably be your only chance, except for maybe an even lower quality video, so unless you object to pan & scan as much as I do, but don't want to see the film all that much, you may want to purchase it, or you can rent it from a store or www.netflix.com, who is offering a free monthly trial I haven't used yet, but I used a special on their old system and the service was competent. Email me with anymore questions, private or public as you see fit, Jeremy Mathews ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number - Free Free voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:28:44 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Robyn Hitchcock in 1987 Hi Eddie, Bayard and anyone else who is interested. I wrote to the local listings mag, Venue, and received this reply. The gig was a couple of weeks earlier than I remembered. Cheers - - Mike - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 12:53:08 -0000 From: Venue Publishing To: M.R.Godwin@bath.ac.uk Subject: Robyn Hitchcock Hi Mike RH played, sans Egyptians, at the Metro, Harpers Bazaar (can't remember the exact address, but it was in Hotwells area) on Weds 3 June 1987 (according to our records). He was on a double bill with performance poet John Hegley, who comes from Bristol originally. Hope this is of some help. Eugene Byrne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:52:28 -0600 From: steve Subject: Re: + tech support! Eb: >It's becoming time to buy a new CD player. Circuit City is EVIL. Anyway, a quick looks shows that Sony has two single-disc players that list for $200.00 or less. Most of the major consumer electronics firms should have at least one. - - Steve _______________ We're all Jesus, Buddha, and the Wizard of Oz! - Andy Partridge ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 10:28:48 -0500 From: lj lindhurst Subject: Re: + tech support! >Eb: >>It's becoming time to buy a new CD player. > >Circuit City is EVIL. I am with you 100% here. And don't even get TGQ **started** on Circuit City-- otherwise you will incur the wrath of the feathered pecking legions!! I think the only reason he ever wants to shop there is due to its proximity to one of the most horrible Taco Bells in the world... Circuit City runs one of the oldest scams in the book-- bait and switch. We have spent many a frustrated afternoon at Circuit City attempting to buy stuff, only to be told that every "sale item" was not in stock (funny, on the day it went on sale), but that they did have the *most expensive model* in stock. They do this with everything-- VCRs, stereo equipment, TVs, DVD players, cameras, etc.-- I don't think they even bother to stock the sale items in the first place. And let's talk about INCOMPETENT sales people! aargh, don't get ME started! okay, I'm finished with my rant... lj ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:47:01 EST From: "brian nupp" Subject: Re: Another online Robyn interview That was a good interview. Thanks for posting it. Brian >From: "Michael R. Runion" >Reply-To: "Michael R. Runion" >To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >Subject: Another online Robyn interview >Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 19:54:09 -0500 > >It slipped my mind when I mentioned this interview last week, but the >magazine Ink19 does have a website, so any and everyone can view the >Robyn interview by going to www.ink19.com. > >or, more specifically, >http://www.ink19.com/issues_F/00_02/ink_spots/024_robyn_hitchcock.shtml > >Back to bed, >Mike (who really digs A Star For Bram, but probably not as much as I dig >Jewels For Sophia. The opposite was true for the last two bonus albums: >Double-LP Storefront & Mossy Liquor. Oh shut up. No you.) > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:49:40 EST From: "brian nupp" Subject: Re: Another online Robyn interview I got a copy of it with my Star for Bram cd, but I don't have a scanner. Brian >From: hal brandt >Reply-To: hal brandt >To: "behold, the power of cheese!" >Subject: Re: Another online Robyn interview >Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 18:12:35 -0700 > >Michael R. Runion wrote: > > > everyone can view the > > Robyn interview by going to www.ink19.com. > > Ink wrote: > > > "Where's Mister Bad News? I've got some cake!" screams the cartoon > > character in the lyric book that came with the Robyn Hitchcock press > > kit. > >Anyone have this? It'd be great to see a scan of this cartoon-! > >/hal > >soon to be reading: PREACHER #61 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:54:44 EST From: "brian nupp" Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 Any one know where a copy of this Circuit Mag can be purchased? Brian >From: "FukStik 2000" >Reply-To: "FukStik 2000" >To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >Subject: glostertron 2000 >Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 20:28:15 PST > >would, I noticed the Greatest Hits album (although the only single I have >near me doesn't verify) lists the rare tracks written by Robyn (except the >electric "Globe of Frogs") are "published by August 23rd music adm. by Bug >(BMI)" rather than "EMI Virgin Songs, Inc./Two Crabs Music Adm. by EMI >Virgin." This could mean nothing, but this could mean Robyn has rights to >what isn't released. Just a thought.> > >everything on GREATEST HITS had been previously issued by a&m. that >doesn't >answer your question (for which we'll maybe want to turn to doug, who's >done >enough research on the subject to realise that he never wants to have a >rekkid contract), but scotches any conspiracy theories, i guess. robyn has >said that he had no involvement whatever in the putting together of >GREATEST >HITS (though seems more less pleased with the results, as i recall). > > >purchased a dvd player last night, and directly popped in the one and only >dvd i yet own: the Circuit magazine, number 4. robyn's sitting there in a >parking garage in burbank (i think it was), and after introducing himself, >proceeds to knock out a harmonica-less NASA Clapping, and a >fruitshaker-less >Dark Princess. after which follows a bit of an interview. it's all >entertaining enough, provided you're into the whole "robyn thing". robyn's >portion runs about fifteen minutes. > > >eb, you appear to have missed the death of ofra haza. > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:58:13 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, FukStik 2000 wrote: > purchased a dvd player last night eddie? You, of allpeople? I guess if it's not oppressing workers in the third world (or Michigan), you're not concerned. Next thing you know, he'll be ordering from Amazon... - -- ______________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ______________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:16:13 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Eb wrote: > Frankly, I'm annoyed with my choices, because I'd much rather have another > single-disc console player, like I have. Since you're already at Circuit City, just get the Apex 600e DVD player. It's a single disc unit and so much more. Plus, it irks the shit out of the MPAA and RIAA that the thing sells at all. > I can't imagine having a need for more than two discs inserted in a > player -- at *most*. But it seems that I don't have much of a > choice, unless I buy secondhand. And that's a little scary. Those > five-disc turntable deals grate on me, too. I have a three disc carrousel that I've been pleased with for some time. I'm with you, though. Can't imagine needing that many discs on hand. > I was browsing at Circuit City last night, and was surprised to see a > whole new format of CD player which I hadn't seen before: those carousel > players which hold multiple discs *vertically*, and apparently store up to > 300 discs, depending on the model. Hey, I don't claim to keep up with the > nuts-and-bolts end of things. > > Anyway, does anyone here own this new style of player? I have several friends with these models. Mostly good things to say. Here are what I'd call the coolest features: PS/2 keyboard port for track titling and other input. Sony is making this standard across the board, which is fantastic. Custom category markings... so you can say something like "Disc 12 is Jazz, Blues, and Classic" or whatever and when you select a "Classic" rotation, that disc will be included, as well as the obvious other two categories. Get me? Previous implementation of this feature generally only allowed preset categories and one category per disc. A data port to daisy-chain multiple units together. So you can link two or three machines and get six or nine hundred discs sharing category data, etc. Put it on shuffle and it'll randomly play selections from the nine hundred discs with very little delay between tracks. Now if these things only had FreeBSD in ROM or something and you could give it a cddb connection or just connect it to your local database, that would really be something. Man, imagine issuing SQL statements to the thing and select * from TrackList where Title like 'rain'; Damn, that'd be dandy. > If so, my real question: Doesn't this type of player scratch up the > discs, or force you to put big fingerprints on the discs, every time > you pop them in and out? I'm leery of entering an interminable cycle > of progressive disc wear 'n' tear. The idea is, of course, Eb, that you put your discs in and never touch them again... not until they get jammed and the player dies and you have to take them all out and put them in a new machine. That's the idea, anyway. You want portability? Get a minidisc recorder. But for your purposes (playing demos you might throw out or keep), something with a single track as well as changer would probably be most appropriate, right? You know how you always say you don't have time to listen to such and such new album? Do you ever listen to your old albums? Then why do you have them? Don't you know we have a Library of Congress for that sort of thing? Just wondering. J. - -- ______________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ______________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 12:27:23 EST From: DDerosa5@aol.com Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V9 #52 except no 'gimmie indie rock!' by sebadoh. sheesh. still a pretty decent selection of songs. though they could've picked a better mekons tune. This reminds me of the "Human Music" compilation, which was sort of like an indie version of this Ktel thing. I of course was hoping the Soft Boys was on it, but all we got was a thanks to them for the title. Still, a lot of great music on it, all from the Homestead label. I've never bought a Ktel album (except at garage sales), but I hink I'd pick this up... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:35:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Another online Robyn interview >From: "Michael R. Runion" >It slipped my mind when I mentioned this interview last week, but the >magazine Ink19 does have a website, so any and everyone can view the >Robyn interview by going to www.ink19.com. From aforesaid interview: "I think this new album is the most exuberant, the most confident-sounding album I've done in years," he says. "Certainly since the Soft Boys, and maybe even since some of the early Egyptians". Does Robyn think that the Egyptian came _before_ the Soft Boys? Or does he intend 'early Egyptians' to mean Hatshepsut, Akhnaton and those characters? - - Mike "feels like 1987" Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 09:51:45 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: WZMG & the Cootron 2000 At 09:16 AM 3/2/00 -0800, Capuchin wrote: >On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Eb wrote: > > > I can't imagine having a need for more than two discs inserted in a > > player -- at *most*. But it seems that I don't have much of a > > choice, unless I buy secondhand. And that's a little scary. Those > > five-disc turntable deals grate on me, too. > >I have a three disc carrousel that I've been pleased with for some time. >I'm with you, though. Can't imagine needing that many discs on hand. One thing I really like about my Onkyo 6-disc tray CD player is the fact that it continues to play while I open the drawer. Thus, I can stick a new CD into the machine without having to stop listening to one that's already in, because Shiva knows I can't go 14 seconds without something playing. ;) But for the most part, I never set it up to listen to six CD's in a row, or even in shuffle mode. Occasionally, I'll put in an entire double album or even a boxed set. Mainly, the majority of the slots in the tray tend to act as a temporary storage spaces for discs that I've listened to recently, but haven't worked their way back into cases. I would have a great deal of difficulty deciding what portion of my collection I would put into one of those triple-digit jukeboxes (or even a series of them). As cool as the technology strikes me, it just doesn't seem worth it. And they're a tad too bulky for my taste. Although, they are the only home stereo devices I can think of where it might actually be interesting to use a "Random Play" mode. - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:03:27 -0500 (EST) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! + SH On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Capuchin wrote: > I have several friends with these models. Mostly good things to say. > Here are what I'd call the coolest features: > > PS/2 keyboard port for track titling and other input. Sony is making > this standard across the board, which is fantastic. "Fah! No USB?" says Chris the Mac addict. But at least it's easy enough to find a used PC keyboard cheap. Eddie, I did my Feg duty and gave Storefront a high rating on IMDb, way back when I first saw the movie. However, the rest of you are slacking off -- there are still only 24 votes showing. Oddly, all the votes seem to be from males. What happened to all those Feg women I saw in the theater? - --Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 10:22:28 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! On 3/1/2000 10:38 PM, Eb wrote: >I was browsing at Circuit City last night, and was surprised to see a >whole new format of CD player which I hadn't seen before: those carousel >players which hold multiple discs *vertically*, and apparently store up to >300 discs, depending on the model. Hey, I don't claim to keep up with the >nuts-and-bolts end of things. > >Anyway, does anyone here own this new style of player? If so, my real I've had a 200 disc changer for a couple years now. I keep slots 1-10 reserved for when I get a new batch of CD's, and for playing one or two discs at a time which aren't already in the carousel. The rest of the slots hold about half of my permanent collection. I like being able to shuffle either all 200 or just the discs in one of the eight "groups". I've got all the RH/Soft Boys discs in one group, Zappa, Replacements, Pixies, and Steely Dan in others. Oh, and discs 1-10 are a group as well for shuffling new additions or loading up a "party mix". The players are bulky, and I'd probably have a couple more to hold my entire collection if I had the space. I do like the idea of some sort of cddb lookup capability - maybe at least a SmartCard or Sony Memory Stick interface? Like anyone cares, - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 10:23:48 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support! + SH On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Jason R. Thornton wrote: > At 09:16 AM 3/2/00 -0800, Capuchin wrote: > >I have a three disc carrousel that I've been pleased with for some time. > >I'm with you, though. Can't imagine needing that many discs on hand. > > One thing I really like about my Onkyo 6-disc tray CD player is the fact > that it continues to play while I open the drawer. Thus, I can stick a new > CD into the machine without having to stop listening to one that's already > in, because Shiva knows I can't go 14 seconds without something playing. ;) Pzactly! That's what I love about mine. If it's stopped and you hit eject, the whole tray comes out and you can change all three discs. If it's playing, then only the other two discs come out. Very clever. > But for the most part, I never set it up to listen to six CD's in a row, or > even in shuffle mode. Occasionally, I'll put in an entire double album or > even a boxed set. Same thing. > I would have a great deal of difficulty deciding what portion of my > collection I would put into one of those triple-digit jukeboxes (or even a > series of them). Well, all of them, of course. Pony up. On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Christopher Gross wrote: > On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Capuchin wrote: > > PS/2 keyboard port for track titling and other input. Sony is making > > this standard across the board, which is fantastic. > "Fah! No USB?" says Chris the Mac addict. But at least it's easy enough > to find a used PC keyboard cheap. USB is way too processor intensive. I think Intel loves it so much for exactly that reason. There are some that go so far as to say that it's the reason Firewire isn't getting implemented in Intel controller chipsets. But I don't know that I'm that paranoid. But anyway, USB for keyboards is pretty silly. You can build PS/2 with pass-through if you like and save the USB for many many external devices on a hub... but you don't want your basic input sharing a port with anything. And finally, yes, it's a cost issue. But also consider that Sony could have put a special port on there and charged $30 for a Sony Stereo Keyboard or something. I'm glad they're using existing hardware. That just means one less item in the trash. Now if they just made repair as inexpensive as replacement... sigh. J. - -- ______________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ______________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:42:27 -0500 From: overbury@cn.ca Subject: Re: glostertron 2000 + tech support + decadence! On 2 Mar 00, at 9:16, Capuchin wrote: > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Eb wrote: > > Frankly, I'm annoyed with my choices, because I'd much rather have another > > single-disc console player, like I have. > > A data port to daisy-chain multiple units together. So you can link two > or three machines and get six or nine hundred discs sharing category > data, etc. Put it on shuffle and it'll randomly play selections from > the nine hundred discs with very little delay between tracks. > If I had the money to buy three 300-disc changers I'd spend it on a single disc CD player with great D/A and transport mechanism and a bunch of CDs. How much money is it worth to not get up and change a disc? Sheesh! ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V9 #53 ******************************