MiniDisc - An Appreciation
Techmoan · 5 HN recommendations
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Techmoan's 45-minute retrospective on Sony's MiniDisc, covering the first and last machines, ATRAC, MD-LP, Net-MD and HiMD. It argues the format deserves more credit than its US failure narrative suggests.
Why HN recommends it: The standard recommendation for MiniDisc history, especially as a non-American counterpoint to the failed-format story.
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