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Father of the CD, Norio Ohga, Dead At 81

Posted by samzenpus on from the rest-in-peace dept.

lightbox32 writes "Norio Ohga, who was Sony's president and chairman from 1982 to 1995, died Saturday at the age of 81. He has been credited with developing CDs, which he insisted be designed at 12 centimeters (4.8 inches) in diameter to hold 75 minutes worth of music — in order to store Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in its entirety."

5 of 180 comments (clear)

  1. Sayonara, Ohga-san by MrKevvy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "After a private ceremony, Mr. Ohga will be microwaved."

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    1. Re:Sayonara, Ohga-san by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      All this has him spinning in his grave

      52x that is

  2. Good thing he wasn't a Wagner fan! by Atmanman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good thing he wasn't a Wagner fan!

  3. Re:rumor hinted; origins of hymenology uncorked by magnusrex1280 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've found it to be incredibly difficult to locate LSD in the last few years. I'm glad to see someone is having better luck than I.

  4. Re:Missing a moderation option by marcello_dl · · Score: 5, Funny

    "After a private ceremony, Mr. Ohga will be microwaved."

    -1, tasteless

    Try adding soy sauce.

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