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From: James Rutherford <hexheroes@writeme.com>
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Subject: Re: Playstation 2 details
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 18:25:53 +0100
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Toby Sargeant wrote:

> Given that when they're used to store music, they're using lossy
> compression, which really isn't good for digital data, they'd make a
> pretty poor substitute for memory cards in their current 
> configuration.

Surely you can put whatever you want on them - the digital data doesn't 
/have/ to be compressed.

I think they'd be excellent - cheap, small, (from what I've seen) fairly 
rugged and [when you get bored] you can put music on 'em!

James.