Redbook just refers to standard cd's as opposed to sacd or dvd. It was simply what it was called back when cd's were being developed because the hard info was kept in a red colored binder.
It's not well known, but Sony's audio engineering group in the late 70s was a hotbed of left-wing leaning radicalism. The use of the "Redbook" terminology was a not so subtle tribute to Chairman Mao.
03-02-06: Onhwy61 It's not well known, but Sony's audio engineering group in the late 70s was a hotbed of left-wing leaning radicalism. The use of the "Redbook" terminology was a not so subtle tribute to Chairman Mao.
Seriously? Or are you pulling our legs? Or is this Urban Myth?
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