William Black wrote:
> "Fritz Owl" wrote in message
> news:f7d0qe$co1$1@aioe.org...
>
> > To broadcast on the Net, I have to have two computers,
> > one acts as a mixer, and has a patch cable connect from
> > the line out jack of one to the line-in of another one running
> > the software to broadcast on the net. Those two computers
> > alone, could cost US$2000 or more to replace, if they
> > are lost, damaged, or stolen. The cost of renting a car
> > in Paris and driving to London beats the cost of
> > replacing lost/damanged equipment. And that is not counting
> > the cost of memory upgrades to the computers, at
> > $300 apiece, so thats $2600 worth of equipment I
> > am carrying, and you think I am going to trust THAT to
> > a baggage handler? PIGS WILL FLY before THAT
> > happens!!!! And that is not counting hard disks I carry
> > containg backups of the computer's drives, as will as a
> > mics and amplifiers (I cannot use the mics with the
> > computers with some kind of amp).
>
> As I said in another post, your equipment is cheap compared to the stuff
> musicians carry about with them.
I know people who have cello _bows_ worth around £20,000, and that's not
be any means the top of the range. Even "cheap" carbon fibre bows can
cost more than the amounts mentioned above...
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