Simon wrote...
Bear in mind:
(a) MD-data blanks still cost around 4x audio blanks
(b) MD-data was (is?) slow, MD-audio can probably manage ~ 2MBit/s, to
compete you need at LEAST 8MBit/s.
(c) There is a resistance to multiple media standards. No one wants to end
up with their data on an obsolete medium (8"floppy,5"floppy,A.N.Other tape
&c.). Given that there is already a mini-DVD format (I think), who's going
to swallow ANOTHER similar sized incompatible format ?
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Point a: This is entirely arbitrary. It is the same media. Sony did this
play intentionally. Atrac data is stored on audio discs. Any kind of data
could be stored on audio discs.
Point b: Data drives were originally 4x the audio transfer rate almost ten
years ago. I would expect they could be designed to be faster now. Even at
the slow rate, I'd still use md for data. I seldom "fill up" a zip disc.
More often I'm transferring 5 or 10 meg files and I don't want to use
multiple floppies. Time isn't really an issue for those.
Point c: The format would be incompatible with existing data media,
however, think of the established base of md users and their discs. If I
could stock one kind of blank media for both my data and my audio needs,
that's "compatibility" not "incompatiblity."
I know it's not going to happen, that ship has sailed, but I'd love an md
recorder that could double as a data drive (as long as I didn't have to buy
$15 discs for the thing).
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