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This page will contain random links to various sources with pricing/release dates on MD discs https://www.sony.jp/cat/lineup/audio-md-past.html https://sites.google.com/view/crazyforminidisc/home-page/history-of-blanks https://web.archive.org/web/19990428012347/http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer/md/blankmedia.html [[https://web.archive.org/web/20020621172348/http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/960919-1.htm| Sharp claims 1 million MD units shipped by Sept - 1996]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20001204053700/http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/981124.html| Sharp claims 5 million MD units shipped by November, 1998]] Sonly claims > 1 billion MD Discs sold by 2001 https://www.sony.com/ja/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200209/02-0902/ --------------- [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030627231533/http://minidisct.com/md_blanks.html| A good MD Blank Gallery]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030704021224/http://minidisct.com/blanks/gary_gallery.html| Gary from Minneapolis Gallery]] MD Disc Press Releases: [Company links] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030321140722/http://www.ecat.sony.co.jp/mediabattery/md/acc/index.cfm?PD=772| Sony]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030215165126/http://www.sony.co.jp/Products/R-ME/products/audio_color.html| Sony 2]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050210025301/http://www.tdk.co.jp/tjbbb01/bbb00100.htm| TDK]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030603202720/https://www.maxell.co.jp/products/consumer/md/index.html| Maxell]] - [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030801110107/http://www.maxell.co.jp/company/news.html| press page]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20030201205207/http://www.axia.co.jp/products.html| Axia]] * [[http://denon.jp/products/mdtape.html| Denon]][[https://web.archive.org/web/20010210102020fw_/http://elec.denon.co.jp/japan/CMD74NL.html| Denon 1]][[https://web.archive.org/web/20000929203954/http://elec.denon.co.jp/japan/00614.html| Denon 2]] * [[http://prodb.matsushita.co.jp/genre/b/0000000114/0000000173_b.html| Panasonic]] * [[http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/media/consumer/cmain.html| Victor]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050216085402/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/media/consumer/audio/index.html| Victor 2]] a few example news links: [[https://www.sony.com/ja/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199602/96Ma-018/| Sony Color collection Press Release]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010821084758/http://www.sony.co.jp/Products/R-ME/features/2000_idx.html| Sony MD2000]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010905131423/http://www.sony.co.jp/Products/R-ME/products/audio_minidisc.html| Sony Drive MD media]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613212133/http://www.ecat.sony.co.jp/mediabattery/md/index.cfm?B2=100| Sony late MD part#'s ]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20020402032028/https://www.sony.jp/ProductsPark/Models/cat120.html| Sony productpark list of older discs with model#'s and some pictures]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20021003195503/http://www.sony.jp/ProductsPark/Models/Current/5MDW74BAX/index.html| example: bianca]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20021003193749/http://www.sony.jp/ProductsPark/Models/Current/MDW74Z_J_1/index.html| example: md2000]] [[https://www.sony.jp/cat/lineup/audio-md-past.html| many of the above products show up here without more info]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/19970105151659/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/products/media/MD-74DBL.html| MD-74DBL color series]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010208153718/http://www.tdk.co.jp/tjaah01/aah08700.htm| TDK expands MD production from 3 million discs per year to 4.6 million November 1998]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20020804102703/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/products/media/D-CRUISE.html| Victor D-Cruise Press Release]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20020804123743/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/products/media/MD-74EBL.html| Victor MD-74EBL]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040611193432/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/press/2004/md-74px10.html| Victor Pokopo]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050309235212/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/press/2004/md-74sx5.html| Victor Air press]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050205210900/http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/media/consumer/audio/md-80sx10.html| Victor Air product page]] https://web.archive.org/web/20040623105906/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040616/tdk.htm https://www.phileweb.com/news/d-av/200406/16/10550.html [[https://hobby.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/av/1014109342/| A good thread on 5ch.net linking tons of MD disc info]] https://hobby5.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/av/1065976343/ https://hobby.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/av/1044252363/ ------------------ Beyond MD: Projects of the future [[https://www.sony.com/ja/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/199612/96D-146/|Sony Press release of "quadruple density MD" 650mb MD Data]] http://www.minidisc.org/part_future.html - Sharp was rumored to be developing 980MB and 3.6GB MD-data drives for introduction in 1998 [[https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/981105/gigamo.htm|Fujitsu and Sony jointly develop 1.3GB 3.5 inch MO]] Max expected capacity of 3GB with 5GB expected. Capable of reading and writing existing 3.5 inch MO disks of 128/230/540/640MB. Sharp/Sony collaborate in 2000 to make a 50.8mm disc that can record 1 gigabyte (1 GB) using a red laser (wavelength of 655 nm) and 2 gigabytes (2 GB) or more using a blue laser (wavelength of 405 nm) https://web.archive.org/web/20020202050830/http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/000323.html [[http://www.minidisc.org/keep/mammos-e.html|Mammos to deliver 20 times the storage capacity of CD-ROM]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/19990504081417/http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4/9610news-j/1028hjk.html|Sanyo Mammos Press Release]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20000310043219/http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4-eng/9907news-e/0727-1e.html|SANYO, OLYMPUS and Hitachi Maxell Develop A Next Generation High Capacity Media for Use with Digital Still Cameras World's smallest 50mm magneto-optical disk]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20021016012919/http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4/0109news-j/0918-2.html#1| Sanyo created iD Photo 50mm magneto optical discs for camera use]] The only camera to use it was the [[https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m35528626219|IDC-1000z]] - {{ :discs:sanyo_idshot_idc-1000z.zip |pic archive}} https://obsoletemedia.org/sanyo-id-photo/ [[https://web.archive.org/web/20031005182007/http://www.kenwood.com/j/press/press20020719.html| 2002 Kenwood / NHK project to use Blu-Violet 2 beam pickup with "phase change" optical discs.]] - Probably some form of CD-RW but shows the state of optical research in 2002. discs/resources.txt Last modified: 10 months agoby jdub