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In Reply to: Back inj the days of the introduction of the CD, Philips touted it as the replacement to Compact Cassette... posted by Ray-o-Stat on April 16, 2007 at 07:11:02:
that CDs became popular as an alternative to cassettes, whose convenience had already made them more popular than vinyl. This was how I remember it -- fidelity was never really an issue in the early 80s, and since CD was more convenient...
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- I always thought - BatNastard 07:22:40 04/16/07 (6)
- Phillips invented the Compact Cassette so they never looked beyond that potential with the CD.... - Ray-o-Stat 13:22:55 04/16/07 (0)
- Same here. - vinylkid58 12:26:13 04/16/07 (4)
- Re: Same here. - greginsydneyau 17:58:29 04/16/07 (0)
- Actually... - anumber1 14:07:44 04/16/07 (2)
- When I was a boy....... - sleeper 20:56:03 04/16/07 (1)
- Re: When I was a boy....... - J.D. 13:00:23 04/17/07 (0)