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- From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
- Subject: Re: WHY NOT USE A BIGGER DISK FOR SONY MD?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.162322.7061@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- References: <1992Dec17.062808.10976@iitmax.iit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 16:23:22 GMT
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- Gee if Sony used a bigger disk for MD, eg. the size of a CD then
- they would no longer have to use ATRAC for data compression but
- could record full bandwidth on the disk. It would have also meant
- they wouldn't have a proprietary format. The last thing Sony wants
- is to be compatible.
-
- At least with DCC, Phillips wanted compatibility with standard
- cassettes and so had to use data compression to acomplish it.
-
- MD will go into the 'Sony Hall of Shame' along with Elcassette, Beta,
- etc..
-