Re: [NTLK] Going for a Newton

From: Adam Goddard <pashosh_at_tpg.com.au>
Date: Sun Aug 06 2006 - 09:51:30 EDT

On 06/08/2006, at 12:11 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> Nothing wrong with your arguement, but I'd just like
> to point out that most people deal with VHS tapes a
> lot more than they do the plastic boxes that tapes are
> sometimes stored in. If I say "About an inch wider
> and longer than a VHS tape" it gives people a good
> idea of the size without making them think too hard
> (which, for some conversations, is a good thing.)
>
> Puckdropper

What's a VHS tape? You must be old. Haha. Jokes. It's an inch or so
longer than a betamax tape :P
Yes, I have working Beta and digi-Beta recorders. Tape sizes are all
relative. Maybe we should measure the Newt relative to a light-year.
:-D

Regards,
   - Adam Goddard

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