On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:36, John Hasler wrote: > s. keeling writes: > > Previously, this was accepted behaviour; making backup copies of > > originals was just something that was done. > > I don't recall anyone making backup copies of books or vinyl records. vinyl to vinyl no, vinyl to tape yes, apart from backup and sharing, vinyl degraded so quickly when played that playing via tape was the only way to get a decent lifetime for your lp. Bob Parker