On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Bill Davis wrote:
> On 12/2/99 11:33 AM, victor@gear.torque.net
> [mailto:victor@gear.torque.net] wrote:
>
> >I think he meant putting MP3 files on MD-Data discs. MD-Data was a
> >short-lived (read: now discontinued and unsupported) format that allowed
> >you to use MD media as data devices. Each disk stored about 100MB of data
> >(same as a ZIP disk). But, there was never a portable MD-data drive.
>
> You're mistaken. Sony made a portable MD-DATA drive. I own it. It's
> about the size of a pack of cigarettes, is battery powered, and has a
> mini-SCSI connector on the back. Plays MD-Audio too (but doesn't record
> MD-Audio discs, for some blazingly stupid reason, considering Sony also
> sold MD recorders at the time. For the price, it should have!
Oh, Thanks, Bill and gopi, for straightening me out. I'm not a minidisc
enthusiast, although I do have a friend who is trying his hardest to
convert me :)
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