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>easy to record, share This was actually one thing leading to minidisc's demise. The DRM doesn't allow you to extract your recordings digitally. They fixed thi
by TD-Linux 11y ago
>easy to record, share
This was actually one thing leading to minidisc's demise. The DRM doesn't allow you to extract your recordings digitally. They fixed this eventually, but it was too late and flash memory had already taken over.
- digi_owl 11y agoCrazy thing is that if you could get your hands on a pro market minidisc deck, you could extract all you liked. I think another thing sunk it, write speed. To write to Magnet-Optical media, you first use a laser to heat the surface until it becomes magnetic. Then you zero the bit using a readwrite head much like on a HDD or floppy. Then you set it to the zero or one you want to actually be. All this back and forth means that MO can't really keep up with HDD or flash.