Date:         Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:28:04 -0500
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From:         Karl Miller <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Storing Mini-Discs
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Richard L. Hess wrote:

> Does anyone know what it costs to recover an MD at
> http://www.esdl.co.uk/ ? These people sell a drive/utility which
> might be another approach to transfer, but the drives they sell are
> already discontinued and they keep asking for them.

While I do not know the answer to that question...I will pass along my
limited experience with the MD format. Some years ago we used it at the
radio station I worked at. It was a fine format for Public Service
announcements...etc.

My concern for the longevity of the format has nothing to do with the
format itself, but a problem I encountered with one particular machine.
Having used the format for several years, and not having any
problems, placing a disc in that particular machine (which had worked fine
for yeas) and adding a track, somehow caused the entire disc to be erased...

Karl