The MiniDisc system was designed with the obvious objective of replacing the conventional
Compact Cassette tape recorder system. The MiniDisc format defines two types of optical …

MAGNETIC DISK by Robert M. White ventional tape recorder. In the other case the head is a
laser and its associat ed optics. Furthermore, both magnetic and optical systems require …

Through mutual technology transfer between consumer and professional video recorders,
the last 20 years has witnessed a rapid evolution from analog to digital recording. Each new …

The entertainment function of the Philips and MCA Optical Videodisc System (Fig. 1 has
been established by numerous public demonstrations, r2y3l4t and various authors, 6'7'8 …

The Compact Disc (CD), as a standardized information carrier, has become one of the most
successful consumer products ever marketed. Although the original disc was intended for …

Two optical disk" jukebox" mass storage systems that provide ac-cess to any data in a store
of 10'3 bits (1250G bytes) within six seconds' have been developed by RCA Corpo-ration …

Requirements are presented for media intended for future magnetic recording systems.
Existing and future video systems and the corresponding demands on particulate and thin …

The PCM recorder is a new type of audio magnetic tape recorder that records audio signals
in the form of pulse codes. The composition and performance of the PCM recorder, are …

Magnetic recording and optical recording are the major technologies used to provide long-
term storage of information in today's computer systems. Magnetic recording has been used …

Recent projections by experts in computer systems and semiconductor technology indicate
that in the year 2000, personal computers will have a processing speed of 100 million …