Date   : Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:52:47 +0000
From   : rpsprowson@...
Subject: Re: BBC Domesday on the telly

> On Wednesday JISC (Joint Information Systems Commitee) is
> holding a press launch for the Digital Preservation 
> Coalition
(http://www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/preservation/prescoalition.html).

> As part of the launch I produced a press release 
> describing BBC Domesday as
> an example of the loss of digital materials thru hardware > and software
obsolecence (and hence the need for digital > preservation work).   

With the exception of the huge laser disc players,I wouldn't count them as
obsolete! 

There were some nutters in NZ still using them,but I can't remember the URL.My
sister's secondary school used to have one too,but I guess that went in the
bin a few years ago...

There are a good few still about and working,I'd imagine it wouldn't be too
hard to suck the image off the laser disc and hack something together in
an emulator,
Sprow.