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Years before Hi-MD, Sony took a stab at Mini Disc storage for computers with the MD Data format. I've covered the MDH-10 on LGR but completely missed the MDM-111 — until now! Let's install it, mess with DOS and Windows 3.x software, and run games from MiniDisc.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I searched for one of these md data drives for a while, but could only find them as part of a sony desktop

LGR is such a gem

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

LGR is such a gem

Right? His videos are my favorite for late night. Hopefully he can move back into his house soon lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Construction down there seems to really drag. Everything really does move slower in the south.