--- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:11:01 -0500 (EST) >From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #5860.1 Digitized audio (!) >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, LLTI-Editor wrote: > This is a timely memo for me. > We have just begun the same process. I have put together a station solely > for this purpose it comprises: > > PC: 933 mHz, 40 g Hard Drive, 512 m RAM, internal CD-RW, internal 250 mb > Zip, Soundforge for the audio software (plus other to compress, make RA > files, etc.), 32 mv NVIDIA M64 AGP card, > IEEE1394 PCI card, Dell Movie Studio (is this a good tool? I figured I'd > try it before I spring for more video software. Anyone had experience w/ In a very amusing memo, Derek pointed out that in my haste to quickly abbreviate and note the system I put together for digitizing I described a VERY interesting system: Derek noted: >Let's see, that's a 933 milli-Hertz processor (almost one cycle per >second!), a 40 gram hard drive (nice and light), a 512 meter RAM >(almost half a mile), and a 250 milli-bit Zip (four of these will >hold one bit). This is one interesting computer (but not nearly as >interesting as the capitalization and abbreviation conventions in the >computer world ;-) >Derek Now that's some system! I had just quickly slapped down some abbreviated abbreviations in my memo thinking everyone would know what I meant, but I SHOULD have been more precise. However, I WOULD LOVE a computer with "512 meters of RAM", wouldn't you all? Cheers, Ed