[SpecialistK]

Sony's logic was... missing.

There was a SCSI drive for data storage in 1995, but it required special Data discs instead of standard audio ones: https://www.minidisc.wiki/equipment/sony/misc/mdh-10 (disclaimer, I run this site)

They finally did allow mass storage usage with Hi-MD as the format was dying out, but too little too late.

There's now a FUSE driver PoC for standard MD devices that have USB ports (NetMD) thanks to reverse engineering.

[kungreke]

What were they thinking. A mini disc enclosure with a blu ray density disk inside would be perfect for so many use cases. Considering the extremely low prices we see for usb sticks and sd cards these days, imagine how cheap these discs could be to mass produce.