Clyde Slick wrote:

"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
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A true comparative test would be to drop a cassette 'walkman' alongside
the Ipod - I expect both would break.

For example, I could drop a mini-disc and I'm sure it would be as
durable as a cassette. I wouldn't like to drop my mini-disc player /
recorder itself.

OTOH, with casette, you can drop the medium without
disturbing the player,

Sure you can - but that's not a like for like.

while with ipod, you drop the
media, you lose the player, too.

Agreed.

Same goes for loss, you losa a casette, you lose
on album worht of material, you misplace the iPod you lose
all your media, and the player, to boot.

Also true. Maybe that's one reason why Ipods don't appeal to me.

I don't advocate one or the other, I am just indicating
to you the other side of the coin.

I guess before long we will have solid state memory cards capable of storing
enough music to keep us happy.

Nearly there already - just a question of capacity.

In which case you'll simply insert your CF card or whatever and play the
stored data.

Rotating media is certainly on the way out but it has played a remarkably
persistent role over the years.


Graham