MiniDisc - An Appreciation

A video about Sony Minidisc from the beginning to the end.
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In this video you'll see the first machine and the last machine as well as some in-between. There's talk about MD-LP, Net-MD and HiMD. It's a personal retrospective of a format that was loved by many people around the world but one that is all too often judged purely on it's lack of performance in the US market.
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00:00 Intro(s)
03:11 Before the launch
06:19 Disappointing Launch
09:10 ATRAC
11:52 Year Two
12:22 The Makeup of a MiniDisc
17:11 Pre-recorded MDs
19:58 How many models?
20:58 MD-LP
21:57 Net MD
24:16 Hi-MD
26:16 MZ1
27:21 MZ-N707
29:24 MZ-B10
31:48 MZ-RH1
34:36 MZ-E900
36:11 Onkyo MD-105FX
37:18 MD things not covered
38:52 Wrap-up
40:54 Muppet Outro
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Minidisc.org
My earlier video about DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
-----UPDATE/ADDENDUM-----
IMPORTANT UPDATE: +++++++++++It is possible to get Sonic Stage running on Windows 10. +++++++++
However the software is no longer officially supported or updated by Sony.
More info was posted in early comments.
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