90mm M.O. Adventures: Part 2 – A Range of Media, Capacities and Standards

Now that I now have a working drive, let’s take a look at some media. Even if I didn’t have a working drive, I would have collected the media simply because I could – even when there’s no practical value to having it nowadays. It’s always fascinating to unearth something old and answer a curiosity from childhood, especially when it’s still sealed and brand new! The Collection of Media Here are all the discs I could justify buying for the sake of making an end-stage collection of 90mm M.O. media. It is separated by capacity generation. 128MB Type The first is this Mitsubishi 128MB unformatted disc with a see-through shell. The front and rear proclaim Mitsubishi to be the first supplier of media in the world for the format – which may explain why M.O. was seemingly more popular in Japan than it was at home in Australia. This single-pack has a model code of KR128U1S and barcode number of 4991348031459. The wrap is a pleasant green, the front being partially clear to show the see-through…