Why were blank CDs 74 minutes long? : CD Collecting : Vintage Tech Review
By A Mystery Man Writer
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Did you ever wonder why blank CDs were 74 minutes long? Why not 60 minutes? Or 90 minutes? Why such a random number?If you are into CD collecting, you wil
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25 years ago, CDs were considered high-tech
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Compact Discs
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And the disc became compact! - Plastics le Mag
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Maxell Music CD-R Discs
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Happy 40th Anniversary to the CD! Disc Makers Blog
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What is the longest pre-recorded compact cassette?, by Reflective Observer
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Verbatim 96525 100 Pack 16x DVD-R
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Compact Discs
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Compact Discs
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Why were blank CDs 74 minutes long? : CD Collecting : Vintage Tech Review
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From Discs to Digital: The Odd History of Music Formats – Flypaper
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The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s
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Tech Flashback: Retail Blank Recordable Disc Collection (Part 2)
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Anyone have a muji 80 or 74 for sale? : r/minidisc
The box is opened. Originally contained 20 disks. One was used so there are 19 disks in the box. Box does show wear (see pictures). I don't know much
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Kodak Gold Ultima CD-R 650MB 74 Min Disks (Box of 19 CD-Rs in Jewel Cases) 1999
from
per adult (price varies by group size)