Watch CDs conquer car skips in this classic BBC clip

The BBC has dug another vintage clip, which shows how far the technology has come in recent decades.

Was broadcast in 1984 The world of tomorrow – The BBC’s flagship Tech Show this day’s flag -maker Peter McCan has begun describing the words “Digital Compact Disk Player” with such an explanation that shows that most of the audience was listening to such a device for the first time. Who were probably they were.

“It uses a laser beam to read musical information from the record,” McCan apparently forgot that he was talking about a disk, not a traditional verbal record.

The BBC prediction said how the manufacturers wanted to make technology more portable, but added that minor vibration could cause music to leave music. He then demonstrates the reality by hitting the CD player at a tight level, and is sure that the music jumps throughout the place.

The footage then reduces computer animation of the 1980s, which shows how the CD player’s laser reads the data on the disk, and when it is upset, why is it leaning?

To overcome this problem, manufacturers added a new circuit to the device that monitors the laser position at the time of the disk game. If a vibration jumps laser, the circuit ensures that the laser is in the right position, which can enable the uninterrupted playback.

The presentation then shows a particularly portable but viable CD player and practically shows this technology. Certainly, when he waves the device around, the music keeps playing without any defect (though viewers will note that it does not knock around it as before).

Finally, Makian jumped into a jug to give him a proper test. After accidentally traveling a slight distance (was broadcast directly, so no modification), it quickly gets like a forward -free offering like a forward gear and proceeds to run several high -speed garbage. Tech works exactly, there is no doubt with the audience that a surprisingly fast collision on a CD player, pit, and even Grandpa’s objectionable driving is not difficult enough.