one strategy that major record companies have been employing lately to deter downloading is adding bonus computer content to new cd releases. I recently discovered that this technique is not unique to cd's, but had in fact been practiced in the vinyl era as well. that's right: there were a handful of records released in the late 70's and early 80's that contained computer programs as part of the audio. this is totally insane, and totally great.

kein verfrühter aprilscherz? seltsame nachrichten aus der computer-frühzeit; für den c 64 gab es meines wissens das nicht. kann irgendjemand irgendetwas von dieser geschichte bestätigen? (via hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae - ha!)