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What are MiniDiscs?
FAQs: General, MDLP
Editability,
Audio Quality
Technology
System Overview
ATRAC
(block floating)
MO Disc,
Patents
Press
and Journal Coverage
General,
Pro-use,
Myths,
Media,
Marketing,
Politics,
Dissent,
Historical,
Technical
Operation and Service Manuals
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Hacking
Service Mode,
Titling & Filing,
Construction Projects,
MD TOC
Cool Uses and
Stories
Links
Theory and Reference,
Compression,
Batteries,
Commerce,
Repair,
MP3 Handling,
DSP
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| 4/8: | Clint Mers develops
SimplerMD, a Windows program that
scripts together Sony's SimpleBurner and Nero to provide one-shot downloading
of a full MD's worth of MP3 audio.
Discussion/Support
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| 4/7: | Michael Hall finds
the entry level Sony
MZ-R501 (non-NetMD) portable MD recorder for CDN$150 at SonyStyle Canada until April 21.
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When you've got the hang of Hangul: MDMan (Korea) points out
Yewon, Korea's hottest Minidisc repair shop.
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| 4/6: | Back to Baghdad
(and Minidisc): Scott Lynch finds an AP Photo of a Minidisc Iraqi fighters claim to have
taken from a U.S. tank.
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Trevor Bommersbach points out an Impress Watch (Japan) page covering Kenwood MDU-PC NetMD drives
(mech. trans.) found in Japanese
electronics surplus shops. Suitable for mounting in 5" drive bays, the
units are being sold with no accompanying driver softare for ¥5800
(~US$50).
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Minidisc T-Station is having a graphic design
contest entitled "Ride the Waves with Minidisc" (discussion thread).
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The uploaders find their home at the bottom of the accessories browser.
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| 4/5: | Into the Abyss:
We add equipment browser entries for portable,
uploadable, recording devices. We'd appreciate help finding ones we've missed.
Discuss...
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| 4/4: | Minidisc UK has
freshened their website and now offers Minidisc Titler v2.0. The US$40 adapter
(reviewed
in HiFi World)
connects a
portable Sony MD recorder (models MZ-R90 through MZ-R900) to a parallel port
for PC based titling and control functions.
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TeamDigital.net (Singapore) offers Sharp's MD-MT190 for US$160 and MD-DR480 (aka DR7) for US$245 plus several other MD goodies (shipping: US$20).
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Sony US 2003 MD portables:
Kham finds 2003 model Sony portables (MZ-NE410,
MZ-N510,
MZ-NF610,
MZ-NF810)
in stock at Goodguys.com (search
for "minidisc").
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John Shumate spots Sony's latest at Crutchfield
(MZ-NE410,
MZ-NF610,
MZ-NF810CK,
MZ-N10) and Circuit City
(MZ-NF610)
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