Do you remember the tape-based phone message systems that were popular twenty years ago.
Maybe you still have one. If so the voice quality has likely degraded. Do you save voice messages from special people? I read a story in the Wall Street journal (April 7, 2010) about James Alan Bouton, the author of "Ball Four" a best selling book on baseball published in 1970. The author created a controversy with antedotes about the infamous exploits of famous players of the 60's. Several players were upset along with the commissioner. It was believed that Mickey Mantel took the accusations personally but before his death in 1995, Mickey called the author and left a personal message. The author states in the article that he is "saving the tape for his grandchildren". But tapes don't "save", they decay. And worse the devices that "play" tapes are disappearing.
Unless he takes steps to digitize the tape, his grandchildren would only have static to listen to. More about the solution in another post.
Maybe you still have one. If so the voice quality has likely degraded. Do you save voice messages from special people? I read a story in the Wall Street journal (April 7, 2010) about James Alan Bouton, the author of "Ball Four" a best selling book on baseball published in 1970. The author created a controversy with antedotes about the infamous exploits of famous players of the 60's. Several players were upset along with the commissioner. It was believed that Mickey Mantel took the accusations personally but before his death in 1995, Mickey called the author and left a personal message. The author states in the article that he is "saving the tape for his grandchildren". But tapes don't "save", they decay. And worse the devices that "play" tapes are disappearing.
Unless he takes steps to digitize the tape, his grandchildren would only have static to listen to. More about the solution in another post.
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