MiniDisc Community Pages News for 22 January 2001
o Bob finds RealPlayer's "RealAudio 8" [1]supporting Sony's ATRAC3
format.
[1] http://realguide.real.com/ra8/index.html?src=001222realhome_1
o Christian Abegg maintains a [2]French MiniDisc site with a database
on the latest MD recorders, an MP3-to-MD guide, and a [3]full French
translation of the MDLP FAQ (originally [4]in English ).
[2] http://toutsurlemd.nexen.net/
[3] http://toutsurlemd.nexen.net/mdlpfaq.php
[4] http://www.minidisc.org/mdlpfaq.html
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 23 January 2001
o [1]iTunes, a free program for Mac users to manage their MP3's
(including the burning of MP3's to CD), is released by Apple.
[1] http://www.apple.com/itunes/
o Thinking of [2]buying some MD equipment from Crutchfield ? Then use
coupon code 20686263 (found by Blue) to get $25 off an order of $250
or more.
[2]
http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-6IhL4xz3SLH/ProdSearch.asp?est=&Search=minidisc
o Arne Striegler notes Minimaniax, a German online MD dealer, offering
[3]10 Hi-Space MDs and a pair of JVC headphones for free when
ordering the Sharp MD-MT866.
[3] http://www.minimaniax.de/stuff/news.php3
o A user finds [4]Quality Electrical Direct, a UK MD dealer with good
prices on MD equipment.
[4] http://www.qed-uk.com
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 25 January 2001
o Larry Bakst points out an interesting article on the [1]perils of
industrially imposed copy protection by John Gilmore of EFF fame.
[1] http://cryptome.org/jg-wwwcp.htm
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 27 January 2001
o Peter Ravn and Desmond spot a Sony Japanese press release
[1]describing the new MZ-E600 portable MD player. When using the
unit, it will alert you to an incoming cell phone call (how exactly
is not very clear yet!).
[1] http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/CorporateCruise/Press/200101/01-0122/
o [2]Argos, a popular UK chain store, is found (by Adam) offering
portable MiniDisc units with through online store. (choose Browse By
Category / Audio and Video / Portable Hifi / Personal MiniDisc )
[2] http://www.argos.co.uk/argos/home.html
o Minidisco, Sound Professionals, and the T-Station all team up for a
[3]giveaway contest including various blank MDs, an MD carrying
case, headphones, and a microphone. Contest ends January 31st.
[3] http://www.minidisco.com/minipages/tcontestmailing2.html
o T-Station gets the scoop on the [4]Aiwa AM-HX77 portable MD player.
[4] http://www.minidisct.com/products/aiwa_hx77.html
o Sharp [5]MD-MS722 and [6]MD-MT821 Quick Guides (PDF) are found by
Tom Trussell on Sharp's USA website.
[5] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_mdms722_quickguide.pdf
[6] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_mdmt821_quickguide.pdf
o [7]WoofersEtc.com, an online car audio dealer, has a selection of
[8]car MD units.
[7] http://www.woofersetc.com
[8]
http://www.woofersetc.com/categories.taf?f=show_category_brands&SubCategory_ID=2
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 28 January 2001
o A very interesting article on Cryptome covers the [1]issues of
copyright protection in the modern world with digital media. Found
by K. Tidwell, it mentions MiniDisc and reason for the lack of
digital output on MD portables.
[1] http://cryptome.org/jg-wwwcp.htm
o Irage Tursoon-Zadeh finds the [2]Sony MZ-E75 manual (PDF) on a Sony
website.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_mze75_manual.pdf
o Another user finds the [3]Sharp MD-SR60 user manual (PDF).
[3] http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_mdsr60_manual.pdf
o My-MiniDisc in Germany writes a [4]review of the Sony MDS-PC3.
[4] http://www.my-minidisc.de/
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