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Todd Lehman wrote:
> Say, BTW, did you know that the origin of the Mavica brand name is a pseudo-
> acronym? It stands for MAgnetic VIdeo CAmera. Sony had a short-lived
> digital video camera out for a few months back in 1981. It didn't sell, but
> it's interesting that they resurrected the name!
Wow -- I wonder if their technology 18 years ago was up to par with the
digital video cameras on the market today? Knowing the tricks Sony can
pull, I suspect it probably was.
Anyone know the story on higher-res (> 640x480x24bit) digital cameras? Are
they available yet?
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
Darth Maul Lives
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