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In article <1993Jan19.171021.7003@titan.inmos.co.uk>, jeremy@cheetah.inmos.co.uk (Jeremy Thorp) writes:
|> Does anyone know if anyone produces or is going to produce an interface for a Sony MiniDisk
|> for a PC?
|> 
|> It seems a potentially good idea - lots of data on a cheap read/writable random access device.
|> 
|> Anyone know anything?
|> 
|> Thanks
|> 
|> Jeremy
|> 
|> 
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As far as I know you need a lot more than just an interface. You probably need a
complete new circuit for computer data. The compression algorithms used by the
minidisk are not "1:1", i.e. you do not get the exact information back when you
decompress.

We have had some discussions here whether or not it is possible to use minidisk
for storing computer data. It should be possible to store approx. 200 MB on such
a disk, with a lot of compression. The problem is: Does the minidisk uses a
track/sector scheme like ordinary computer disks do? As far as I know, it
doesn't. So if you want to connect the minidisk to a computer, you need a new
controller mechanism. Am I right?

Jerry

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