From: (Neil Wagner) - CED Magic

now. A
response to the last post of the ëCED Futureí in CED Digest has raised a good
question. The feasibility and realistic nature of restarting this media? To
some it
isnít there, and to some it is. I was however somewhat unclear about what I
meant about the restarting of this media. As I have learned, in which I have
known about it for sometime that it would not be financially and
realistically
sound for a large corporation to restart a potentially disastrous
entertainment
media. Starting the media again now, on a large scale wouldnít be feasible,
but
just go along with the ideas stated below as well as some theories.
Tom Howe has stated in his frequently asked questions about CED, that
there were approximately 750,000 players manufactured. Also estimate that
over
the years that half (50%) of them have become broken or destroyed leaving
about 375,000 players and owners of the players, that is if for each person
there
is only one player. For this if each of the 375,000 people were to donate $5
to a
trust that could be managed by Tom Howe, (just a suggestion, since he is a
very
trustworthy individual) that would leave 1.875 million dollars in the fund.
This
amount could definitely by any hardware and equipment that is still available
for use by us, the CED enthusiasts. The money could also serve for a fund
for
research into enhancement of ëourí system. I say ëourí system, since there
are
only a select few of us who refuse to let it die. We have adopted it, the
CED
system is our so called ëelectronicí child. Perhaps we cannot make CED the
most
flashiest, best system on the block, at least we can help sustain it further.
Speaking on another question... If there is equipment that can be
purchased and we (as in the possible 375,000 of us) purchase it, where would
we
put it? Now, before any conclusions are drawn, I am not saying this because
of
this idea being somewhat based in my companies hometown. My small
company ëTelecom Technologiesí is based in Lyon Mountain, New York. This
town had a once large mining operation that was closed down in 1967. There
are
still however several large buildings that remained. One in particular,
which has
been run down over the years, would be a prime candidate for storage and
perhaps research of the equipment. The building is five stories high, and
has an