At 07:44 PM 12/24/2011, John Westerlage wrote: >Probably not. I have several hundred 78s dating=20 >back to the 1920s. The offers I've received run from 75=C2=A2 to $2 U.S. Y= MMV > >I've decided to just pass them down to the next generation. Great plan. It might also be worth your (their)=20 while to get a turntable capable of playing 78=20 RPM records in decent working order and store it=20 with the records. Chances are pretty good that=20 finding a record player in working order in 50 years time might be difficul= t. Something else that *MIGHT* be worth a few=20 weekends worth of time is to actually play and=20 digitize the records. Store those digitized=20 recordings (in both WAV and MP3 format) with the=20 records as well as keeping a copy for your own enjoyment. The idea is that the digitized recordings allow=20 someone from a future generation to hear what the=20 records sound like without them having to play them. The only problem now is to try and guess what the=20 future holds in terms of being able to play back=20 ancient and archaic media like USB keys or SD cards . dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .