Subj : When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : Nightfox
From : Oldbieone
Date : Fri Mar 03 2023 13:05:49

  Re: When everything is digital.. this happens..
  By: Nightfox to Ogg on Fri Mar 03 2023 09:47 am

 > People often talk about the iPod as revolutionizing portable music, but even
 > before the iPod was released, I remember seeing at least one MP3 player on t
 > market, the Diamond Rio. It was sold in regular retail stores like Best Buy

I had one of these, I think it was a PMP300 if I'm remembering correctly. Abysmally small storage capacity.....

 > I remember reading somewhere that the music industry wanted to halt sales of
 > the Diamond Rio because of worry about ease of listening to downloaded music
 > that wasn't paid for.

The RIAA filed a suit against Diamond, IIRC. Not sure it went anywhere though, but I do recall that the reason floated around in magazines at the time for the low on-board storage capacity was an attempt to "play nice" with the recording industry, even though you could insert an SD for additional storage. 

As it came out of the box, I think you could get maybe 10 tracks on it. I remember having to expand the storage to get it usable as an everyday gizmo. It wasn't long before it replaced the tapes in my car though.
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