Hey everybody
I've followed a number of threads on the list about using MDs (or not) for
data storage.
The consensus seems to be that the access and transfer rates are too slow to
be useful. What I can't work out is why this is. I have a Fujitsu 3.5" 230MB
magneto optical drive, which (I believe) uses the same kind of MO storage as
MD. Even on a wobbly old ISA SCSI card, it gives very acceptable
performance.
What's the difference between MD and computer Magneto-Optical technology
that makes MiniDisc unsuitable for data use? Is it to do with Atrac, or
what?
Like most MD people, I'd love to use the handy wee discs in preference to
scappy Zip discs. My 230MB MO drive is great - the discs are cheap (�5) and
seem virtually indestructable. Why isn't there more MO technology in use?
Cheers
Alan
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