From: Unknown on
Lots?????? Meaningless. What percentage?
"Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message
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>> There is usually a good reason why a floppy failed.
>
> Lots of them through sheer age.


From: Gordon on

"Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message
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> But you never quote a spec on times played. You simply present your
> emotions.
> How many times can a cassette be played?


IDIOT. What don't you understand about "the length of life is in DIRECT
proportion to how often the tape is played" Of COURSE there's no
"definitive" life span - IT DEPENDS ON HOW OFTEN THE TAPE IS USED!!!!!!!!!

I've had enough of your stupidity.

Plonk.

From: Unknown on
What you fail to recognize, or won't admit, is that there is a specification
on life expectancy based on
times used. But rather than quoting the figure you revert to name calling.
I've had enough of your emotional outbursts.

PLONK

"Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message
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>> But you never quote a spec on times played. You simply present your
>> emotions.
>> How many times can a cassette be played?
>
>
> IDIOT. What don't you understand about "the length of life is in DIRECT
> proportion to how often the tape is played" Of COURSE there's no
> "definitive" life span - IT DEPENDS ON HOW OFTEN THE TAPE IS USED!!!!!!!!!
>
> I've had enough of your stupidity.
>
> Plonk.


From: choro on
> "Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message
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>>> Do a Google search for 'cassette tape life expectancy'.
>>
>> You really are thick aren't you?
>>
>> I'll explain again. EVERY time you play a TAPE of any sort, the
>> surface of the tape has particles removed by the CONTACT with the
>> playing head so that eventually the tape becomes so worn it cannot
>> reproduce whatever is on it.
>> Unlike media such as CD/DVD where there is NO contact AT ALL between
>> the playing head and the media.
>> Thus tapes wear out in direct proportion to HOW OFTEN THEY ARE USED.

Unknown wrote:
> But you never quote a spec on times played. You simply present your
> emotions.
> How many times can a cassette be played?

Your argument is stupid, if I may say so. That depends on the quality of the
tape machine the tape is played on. I would say there would be an enormous
difference between the wear and tear on the tape played on a dirt cheap
machine as opposed to a Nakamichi Dragon, for example. Don't you think so?
--
choro


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From: Gordon on

"choro" <choro(a)tvco.net> wrote in message
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> Your argument is stupid, if I may say so. That depends on the quality of
> the tape machine the tape is played on. I would say there would be an
> enormous difference between the wear and tear on the tape played on a dirt
> cheap machine as opposed to a Nakamichi Dragon, for example. Don't you
> think so?

Probably but the length of time the tape is usable is STILL directly
proportional to how often it's used....