Disk manufacture. 1  1 First, the recording media (Mylar), in the form of stock roll, is coated with an extremely fine layer of iron oxide. 2  2 Next, the coated film is slit and appropriate size disks are punched out with an automatic device similar to a cookie cutter.
Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia. There are also speakers of Afrikaans in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Germany, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe.peakers of Afrikaans can understand Dutch, though Dutch speakers tend to need a while to tune into Afrikaans. From about 1815 Afrikaans started to replace Malay as the language of instruction in Muslim schools in South Africa.
The dialect in the north-east was a form of Afrikaans and the written standard was developed from this. Afrikaans is spoken as a first language by 60% of white South Africans and by about 90% of the local coloured folk. Many South African races use Afrikaans as their second or third language.Afrikaans has been labelled by critics as being an ugly language for its guttural quality.he Afrikaans language is one of South Africa s official languages and a large proportion of the local population uses it as their first or second language. It is still taught in schools. Afrikaans has a fascinating history of its own, and a heritage and culture that are deeply entwined in its character.