[Info-vax] [OT] Moore's Law dead within a decade

[Scott Dorsey]

Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
>
>No doubt, but what exactly does "precise" mean in the case of a
>tape recorder?  Terms like "fidelity" are usually used for describing
>the accuracy of sound recording.  Clocks, on the other hand, use
>"precise" and the Swiss have always been proud of their clock/watch
>making industry.

The older Nagra analogue recorders (and many of their newer digital ones)
are built like Swiss watches.  Everything is hand-machined out of aluminum 
billet; they are a joy to use and individual little works of art.

Go watch the film Diva, it's a great movie also.
--scott


-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."