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[Andrew Miller (Spode)]

Saying that in 2001 the iPod came out, doesn't mean nothing else came 
out in the gap! It's just that the iPod being launched, is considered a 
landmark.

Spode

Karl Lattimer wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-12-07 at 16:11 +0000, Karl Buckland wrote:
>   
>> Karl Lattimer wrote:
>>     
>>> I did find one, but it didn't have a full timeline of all products, its
>>> possible Archos did get a product out but didn't succeed in marketing it
>>> to the public. 
>>>
>>> If you can spot anything counter to that I'll stand corrected.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Wikipedia does support you:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mp3_player
>>
>> Compaq released a device in 1998/1999. Apple released the 5Gb iPod in 
>> October 2001. Archos followed up in 2002.
>>     
>
> http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5622055-1.html
>
> "Here comes the irony: In 1998, Compaq's engineers made the first
> hard-drive-based MP3 player and licensed it to a Korean company (Hango)
> that didn't do much with it. In 2001, the first iPod came out."
>
> Compaq failed to capitalise on the market and didn't push the device in
> any advertising, I'd say they were the first to release, but they didn't
> market the device.
>
> K,
>
>
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