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Originally Posted by Suzy
Impressive Simon!
Oh my gosh and I just realised that cds back then were ridiculously expensive so someone probably got into t*r*o*u*b*l*e  .
That was a wonderful story. I'm guessing that you ended up making your own telescope eventually  |
Haha no, the CD survived and was still playable, infact, I still listen to it! (see reply to Ron)
Yes I did end up making a scope eventually, including grinding and polishing the primary 6" mirror.
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Originally Posted by astroron
Simon, it is so depressing to think it is 25 years 
I some times wonder where all those years have gone 
I didn't know they had CD'S back then |
Yes it is kinda depressing. In some ways I wish I could go back with the knowledge and experience I have now.
Yep, CD's were around but rare. I first saw/heard them when mum took me to an Electronics convention in '84 or '85 (it was also the first time I saw a laser beam... which turned into another passion... I later built a HeNe gas laser too, successfully, while at high school and got my science teacher hooked on lasers too! This was before solid state laser diodes)
Mum (who was single, studying and only working part-time) saved up and bought our first CD player in '86. From memory it cost her about $1500 in '86 dollars
Not sure what that would be equivalent to in todays money, but it was a hell of a lot for her! It was more than she paid for the car at the time! She still has that player, but it needs a new drive belt.
The first CD I got(and tried to use as a mirror) was
Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits, which was released in '85 and was the first CD to sell more than a million copies worldwide. Mum bought it for me when she bought the player.
