Sony's Internal PC MiniDisc Data Drive: MDM-111

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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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● Some pertinent links:
LGR Oddware — Sony MDH-10 MD Data Drive
   • LGR Oddware - MiniDisc Data Storage: ...  

MD Data software and drivers:
https://archive.org/details/Sony-MDH10-Drivers

MDCon
https://www.mdcon.live/

My VCF East vlog
   • LGR Vlogs: Vintage Computer Festival ...  

● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound:
http://www.epidemicsound.com/

00:00 MD Data reintroduction
02:16 closer look at the drive
03:42 installing in a PC
05:24 SCSI-2 and audio
06:34 Windows 3.1 testing
10:30 audio MiniDiscs
13:29 MS-DOS MD software
16:30 copying games over
17:03 Commander Keen 4
18:01 One Must Fall 2097
19:39 Duke Nukem 3D on MD!
24:55 final tests, thoughts

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