• • • MiniDisc ( MD) is a disc-based format offering a capacity of 74 minutes and, later, 80 minutes, of digitized or 1 of data. Sony brand audio players were on the market from September 1992 until March 2013. Announced the MiniDisc in September 1992 and released in November of that year for sale in Japan and in December in Europe, Canada, the USA and other countries. The music format was originally based on, but the option of was later introduced to meet audio quality comparable to that of a. MiniDiscs were very popular in Japan and found moderate success in Europe. Sony has ceased development of MD devices, with the last of the players sold by March 2013. Macstl 0.3.1 free download for mac.

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