3M Prerecorded Optical Media

Tales from the tape crypt.(Soundings)(Column)
Tape-Disc Business; 1/1/1997; 1550 words; ...this mill. While optical formats are the shiniest stars in the prerecorded cosmos, tape continues...show three billion prerecorded C-60 cassettes...In the wake of 3M's earlier exit...a raft of other optical formats. Audio...higher for those media because computers...

The year that optical disc took the industry by storm.(Industry Overview)
Tape-Disc Business; 1/1/1996; 1520 words; ...video on a 5-inch optical disc became a reality...activity in the optical disc arena, tape...spite of all the media attention given...viability of tape as a prerecorded medium. In fact videocassette...of pre-recorded media have been able to...for the closing of 3M's video tape ...

RECORDING MEDIA ASSOCIATION STATISTICS POINT TO GROWING AUDIO/VIDEO TAPE INDUSTRY IN 1996
PR Newswire; 11/15/1995; 997 words; ...In reaction to 3M's announced discontinuation...International Recording Media Association, has...during 1995/96. "3M's announcement...supply blank and prerecorded videotapes to consumers...450 magnetic and optical recording media manufacturers...audio/video tape, optical disc ...

Vendors, producers and distributors. (1993 Buyer's Guide and Consultant Directory) (Directory)
Computers in Libraries; 7/1/1993; 9553 words; 3M Prerecorded Optical Media 3M Center Building 225-4N-14 St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 (612) 733-2142 The 3M SelfCheck System is a revolution in library materials flow management...

Vendor product/service listing. (1993 Buyer's Guide and Consultant Directory) (Buyers Guide)
Computers in Libraries; 7/1/1993; 11903 words; ...Workstation/Networked, Client-Server [* indicates information taken from last year's Buyer's Guide] 3M Prerecorded Optical Media Product Catalog Available CD-ROM mastering ABACIS Software Demo Disk Available* acquisitions* electronic...