I think Zappa was very well aware of the technical side as well, being a Synclavier[1] 'geek' since 1982. I do think it was quite revolutionary, since he is ef

I think Zappa was very well aware of the technical side as well, being a Synclavier[1] 'geek' since 1982. I do think it was quite revolutionary, since he is effectively proposing unlimited streaming of music at a fixed monthly cost: The consumer has the option of subscribing to one or more Interest Categories, charged at a monthly rate, without regard for the quantity of music he or she decides to tape. Sure, technically, it might be obvious. But, within the traditions and economics of the music business, such a proposal was quite revolutionary in 1983. Or in Zappa's words: We require a LARGE quantity of money and the services of a team of mega-hackers to write the software for this system. Most of the hardware devices are, even as you read this, available as off-the-shelf items, just waiting to be plugged into each other so they can put an end to "THE RECORD BUSINESS" as we now know it. (I had to grin reading the word 'mega-hackers' ;)) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier