"Lorin David Schultz" wrote in message
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"Mike Rivers" wrote:

How many people still have working DAT recorders



Whaddaya mean "still?" Mine never worked for more than ten hours at a
time even when it was "current!" FOUR TIMES the thing went in for
replacement of transport parts, each time after only 10-30 hours of use.

Hey, anyone wanna buy a Tascam DAT machine with only about 50 hours on

That's unfortunate. My "B stock" Sony PCM R500 I go for under $1,000 has
worked like a charm for years and continues to do so flawlessly. I have one
client who wants all their concerts recorded to DAT so the unit STILL
generates income for me having paid for itself long ago. It was only less
than 2 years ago they stopped making them. Its still great for CD quality
removeable media, although I'd never buy one today of course.

Julian