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We launch the first podcast from the “Geekazine Quickcast” Podcast. It’s Monday, so we are doing this week in tech history. In this episode we talk about DOD, Microsoft Windows 95 and NT launches, bubble memory. PSP, GameCube, Gateway is junk by S&P, Ultima II and III are released and MP3.com is sued.

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OK. So I revamped the Pink Floyd song for the title. But it just fit the situation. The Recording Industry Association of America (a.k.a. RIAA) has gone after some frivolous items before with kids and Grandmothers. Recently (if the claims are true) they took the proverbial cake by announcing that people cannot make copies for their music. The RIAA later were quoted “Rips are Unauthorized but we’re not suing over it.” How long before that stance changes? It really does make one wonder – Is the RIAA getting out of control?

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