MD Data
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MD Data is a magneto-optical medium succeeding MiniDisc.[1] Sony wanted it to replace floppy disks, but instead came the Zip drive, CD writers, and memory sticks and cards.
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Media type | Magneto-optical disc |
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Read mechanism | 780 nm semiconductor laser diode |
Write mechanism | Magnetic field modulation |
Developed by | Sony |
Usage | Data storage |
Extended from | Floppy disk MiniDisc |
Extended to | Hi-MD |
Released | July 1993 |
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