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...leaping, birdlike themes, its mixture of brutal dissonance and sunny consonance, make Turangalila-Symphonie one of the French composer's finest creations. It is difficult for both performer and listener, which may be why it is rarely played in concert. It does, however, offer a splendid workout for a CD player. Finnish Conductor Salonen, 28, leads an assured performance that serves notice of his arrival as an important young maestro. Two atmospheric works by Poland's Witold Lutoslawski also reflect his ear for sonorities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Discs Offer Sound Trips | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...technology takes consumer electronics one step beyond the compact disc. Like CDs, DAT is a product of the digital recording techniques that use computers to sort sound into billions of bits of information before they are put on magnetic tape. While current models of CD players can only play music, however, digital tape machines can also record live music and copy other recorded music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dat Spat: A new recorder draws protests | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

...appeal, at least initially, chiefly to real audiophiles. Similar in appearance to ordinary analog cassettes but about two-thirds the size, DATs are expected to cost about $12. At first, digital tape machines will set buyers back anywhere from $1,000 to $1,500, vs. $200 to $600 for CD players...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dat Spat: A new recorder draws protests | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

...users should type CD /ibmpc/isib. Typing LS will then provide a list of sub-directories (such as GAMES, DOC, etc.) typing CD and then the sub-directory name will then move the user to that directory. Type GET filename to copy a file you are interested in into your mainframe directory. Typing GET program-library list will give you a list of many of the available programs. Now program-library. list can be typed out with the CAT filename command (similar to TYPE from...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: Getting Something-for-Nothing Through Harvard | 2/12/1987 | See Source »

...users connected to SUMEX should type cd info-mac. Any files with a .HQX extension are actual Macintosh files; other listings are directories which can be entered and examined with the CD and LS commands respectively...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: Getting Something-for-Nothing Through Harvard | 2/12/1987 | See Source »

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