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> "Brett Tyre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >So really, an MD is not a small compact disc, it is a shrunken
> >version of the ancient and obscure magnoptical computer disks...
>
> MO (magneto-optical) disks are alive and well. They are widely used for
> backup and archiving solutions because they are still the most reliable
> medium out there (debatable with CDR, but MO disks are a lot more
> flexible). I use a Fujitsu SCSI MO drive that I bought new last year.
> There are now FireWire versions of the 1.3GB and 640MB MO drives.
>
> Less popular than a Zip? Yes. Ancient and obscure? Hardly ;-)
Well, a hybrid MD is the combination of 1) a small CD and 2) an MO disk. And
the pre-recorded MDs are small CDs. Offcourse, all from a technology point
of view.
By the way, CDr are prone to water, Ie, wash them and you wash the data off....
MO discs can be washed without problems.
Cheers,
Ralph
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