We will all EAT OPTICAL MEDIA

[Hatz]

Yes that is right.......eat it. Anyone check out this month of Maximum PC? There is a section in there that talks about the latest technology. Here is what the article says:

Take one "free" AOL CD and multiply it by 10 million, throw them all in the trash, and you've got an enviromental debacle. Sanyo Electric Co. may have the answer---the company has developed a biodegradable compact disc made of corn. We are not making this up. Eighty-five kernels of corn are needed to produce a single 12cm compact disc that's compatible with current optical drives and CD players, and is expected to break down into water and carbon dioxide after 50 to 100 years. Mass production of the so-called "MildDisc" for prerecorded use is expected to begin at teh end of this year, with recordable, rewriteable, and DVD versions to follow soon thereafter.



Man, what will they think of next. It's actually good that they are thinking about making these things biodegradable. AOL alone could fill up a landfill with their damn free hour cds.

Think if your drive gets too hot from not enough air circulation you will get a drive of Orville Redenbacher instead of the newest release from netflix??


Hatz

[Faustus]

Yeah there were alot of write ups about this online last month. Cool stuff really.