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We used to make Mixtapes on these bad boys!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

MiniDiscs is probably the most futuristic medium ever designed.

The bright colors, the shiny discs, the small formfactor and the cool design of the players, all still look futuristic.

I am sad that I never got into the format...

[–] AtariDump 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You never did because (the rumor was) physical space was a lot more limited in Japan where these were a useful upgrade over full sized CDs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

That was a stupid rumor....

[–] grue 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Too bad Sony murdered it by insisting on keeping it proprietary, just like so many of their other formats.

[–] AtariDump 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
[–] grue 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And Memory Stick, and Betamax, and probably a few others I don't even remember.

[–] czardestructo 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ugghh their memory sticks. So expensive and so slow for the day.

[–] AtariDump 1 points 7 months ago

I don’t miss Sony memory sticks.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

For those that want some videos about MiniDics:

  • Here is a This Does Not Compute video about MiniDiscs.

  • Tech Moan has several videos covering all aspects of MiniDiscs. One can be found here.

  • Here is an LGR video about a MiniDisc PC

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Yep! I have a pretty good collection and still use them to this day. 💽

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's how I've been listening to my tunes lately! I've got a dozen minidiscs in my bag with me at work right now. Current player of choice is the MZ-B10.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I threw away my whole collection in 2010, one of the biggest mistakes in my life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Dude, what were you thinking?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago
[–] JimmyChanga 2 points 7 months ago

Relent the advert for them featuring Reef , thought they were going to be the new led zeppelin! They were the coolest thing though, the recordable player and all, always loved sony stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No, I mean yes of course I remember them, but I never had one even tho I lusted for a player. Yet another technology I missed out on, which is probably a good thing because it's dead and would have wasted money, but is also definitely a bad thing because of how cool the technology is.