13 Mar
2011
13 Mar
'11
9:01 a.m.
On 3/13/11 12:22 AM, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
About 15 years ago, I acquired over a hundred magneto
optical media for
the Sony SMO S-501
along with a few drives. Since they are 295 MB on each side (590 MB per
media - only one side
available at a time - these are flippies), the DVD-R media at 4.7 GB are
about 8 times the capacity
and 1/4 the thickness. So the magneto-optical can't compete with the
convenience of a DVD-R.
You are comparing current-technology CD-form-factor technology with
very early magneto-optical technology. M-O peaked at over 5GB.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL