The Big Thread of MiniDisc Information

Cool site, they have 3D printed missing cradles and charging modules as well.

 

Cathode Ray Dude on YouTube has some interesting videos that can get into some depth. This video came out when the thread began, wonder if he's nosing around the forum?
Sony had a cool MD Video Camera, I love these newer gadgets but did I see this retailed for over $1000 USD? Definately not in my old budget.

 

I can only imagine how many cool 3d gadgets they would have made back in the 80's if the printers were around. I do remember seeing an early version of a resin printer on TV back then and thought that will be a fun tool someday, didn't think it would take 30 years though.

 

I threw my color injet out the window along with any fax machines I could find. I've been using color laser for years and love it.

 

Found the whole article, I think from 1991. Notice how it's called the "Digital Audio Disc-Corder."

 

Kenwood's fancy MD Boombox, I don't know the year but there is a website address so maybe late 90's? The round grills look better to me, anybody own one of these?

 

I found more of the above catalog, it's down in the Kenwood Brochure Thread!

 

Our friend tas66dc posted this a few years ago, a very rare MD Brochure from 1994. I've seen discussions that early brochures might have had Michael Jackson as the main artist but they ended up with Mariah Carey. Looking at album pricing, wow, from 2800 - 4600 Yen! I was buying 11 for 1 CD's from the music club for around $25 USD total, no way I could afford this format, even blank discs were expensive.

 

Some later aiwa Mini-Stereos with MD

 

aiwa from 2001, some MD mini-systems

 

Sony 1995 Catalog, the Qbric makes a showing! Did Sony make any MD Boomboxes?

 

Sharp MD

 

I could only find bits of this brochure. I love that they show it used as a storage device, it boogles my mind that this product didn't go much further, outside of cost it was pretty cool.

 

Billboard 1992, June 13th, with a mention of a Sanyo/Fisher Boombox. I remember seeing an MD boombox way back then with traditional square lines but have yet to see one again, now they're more egg shaped.

 

I believe these are prototypes to pick a few colors, I kind of like the gray/blue/white one. It looks like the shell was about 100% done and they were playing around with button placement and colors.
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As a former Sony employee, I don’t usually chime in with individual replies or anything… but I just had to post because I’m thrilled to have all three colors lined up like this (^^;; It was kind of like stepping in to support a senior designer (with silver already decided), and I was in charge of the order for two color variations that would “spark some buzz.” I fondly remember doing the color matching in Sabae, the place famous for its eyeglasses.