Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!brad From: brad@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Brad Spear) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: record speeds Message-ID: <1323@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 16:03:11 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1323 Posted: Thu Sep 20 16:03:11 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 03:25:46 EDT References:Reply-To: brad@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Brad Spear) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 21 Summary: Distribution: Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Keywords: In article saf@clyde.UUCP (Steve Falco) writes: > > Where did the speeds for records come from? > (78 rpm, 45 rpm, 33 1/3 rpm) Sorry this is not an answer, but more question. In addition to the above speeds, where did 16 rpm come from, and more importantly, what was it used for? I remember reading in an old "Electronics Illustrated", circa 1972, that it was used for a few "talking story" records in the fifties. I've never seen one of these, so I don't know if the story is true. Can anyone speak with the voice of experience? Actually isn't 16 rpm actually 16 2/3 rpm, which is half of our favorite speed? Brad Spear sdcrdcf!brad