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I think that the subject of changes in technology over some period of  
decades is more interesting for the people who remember the "good old  
days."  I am 52, so asking a 10 year old to think about the paucity of  
computing power in the apollo capsules is roughly analogous to  
inviting me to explore the world of non-electric iceboxes or trolley  
cars.  Its like now, but worse! (yes I know the advantages of trolley  
cars and lower energy consumption...)

As far as vinyl is concerned, don't even go there.  From my experience  
about 1/3 of the traffic on the internet historically has been  
generated by two topics:  1) Vinyl vs Digital; 2) Mac vs PC.

Eric Siegel
Director and Chief Content Officer
New York Hall of Science
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Queens, NY 11368
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www.nyscience.org
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On May 20, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Jonah Cohen wrote:

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> Here's a stunning difference in the tech of 1969 vs 2009: get  
> yourself a
> record player (and naturally, some groovy late 60's music to play on
> it). You can list the comparisons between that and an ipod as well  
> as I
> can. (Some audiosnobs insist that the analog sound of the record  
> player
> gives superior sound quality... I admit that I can't hear the
> difference.)
>
> Far out, man!
> Jonah Cohen
> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> The Children's Museum
>
>
> "Science is like a two-headed monster. The first head is good. It  
> brings
> us aspirin and other modern conveniences. But the other head is bad.
> Beware the second head of science, Arthur! It bites!"
>         -The Tick
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