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Aaron can't possibly be right, can he? You asked for a manufacturer, he gave you an individual.

Well, he did have the first disc player, but I can't find mention of if he used some kind of buffer. He had his own company, according to that link.

Sony and Phillips first manufactured players for consumers, but Honkey said including prototypes.

Another link: http://inventors.about.com/gi/dynamic/of...DZ/russell.html

hmmm....i'm skeptical...mainly because I want to win.

By design, any CD player must have a buffer, if only very small. It may not be big enough for practical mobil use, but it is something.

If money were involved, I'd argue and research more, but for know you've got until 9:00pm to prove me wrong.

I found another loophole in the question. It doesn't actually say electronic shock protection. So the Phillips CD prototype from 1981 would be my guess since it used rubber feet on the bottom of the player.

The first manufacturer to offer ESP in a discman was Sony.

Eclipse first generation of car CD players used some type of oil filled shock absorbtion system.

I guess we need to clarify things with Honkey. Does a buffer count? If the inventor of the first cd player never had a company other than a consulting firm, do they count as a manufacturer? Did you mean ESP or any shock protection (rubber feet)?? We need answers!!

how come i cannot find Russell listed on anything but that page? It seems that only Sony/Phillips get credit for standardizing CD format and introducing it to the public. Who knows...we need a new question!!

Don't you use search engines?

Yahoo, Hotbot, Google, etc?

No, what I meant was on any of the CD FAQ/audio history pages.

I meant electronic shock protection, obviously putting rubber pads under a CD player is more of an idea than an invention. My question was obviously too hard for you mere mortals, so you have until 7:00am tommorow to answer this

What is 1+1?

Hint: It rhymes with blue!

Whoever answers it correctly gets a point. If you answer the previous question too, you get the bonus point.

Technically, I did ask for the manufacturer, not a person... so Aaron, your answer was wrong. We will let the guest referee, Mr. El Contouro, decide wheather or not you should be punished. Scores will be updated tomorrow.

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