Young Minds, Inc. Announces new High Speed CD-Recording System for UNIX 

MPS4 CD-Recording system allows simultaneous recording of four separate images onto CD-R media

Press Release

Redlands, California, August 30, 1999. Young Minds, Inc. (YMi) announces the release of the Mass Production System 4 (MPS4). The MPS4 is a fully networkable enterprise-wide CD-Recording system. This self contained and cost-effective solution combines powerful premastering software, intelligent SCSI controllers, up to four 8x writers, a thermal CD label printer and robotic technology. The system seamlessly creates up to 120 unique CDs without user intervention. 

MPS4 utilizes MakeDisc, long considered the world's most powerful premastering software. Besides ISO 9660, MakeDisc allows for the creation of true Rock Ridge and Joliet discs. Because of YMI’s revolutionary tape emulation technology, users can create an exact copy of any data image on a UNIX workstation.

The fully configured MPS4 has four modular controllers and one robotics arbiter mounted in a rugged multi-rack case. The MPS4 is connected to a robotic autoloader, the Power Automation Station (PAS). The fully configured PAS has four 8X recorders and an integrated thermal CD label printer.

MPS4 offers unparalleled flexibility and upgradibility. Many users purchase a simple system with only one controller and upgrade over time. The upgrade is as simple as sliding an arbiter or new controller into a free bay and connecting a few cables. The PAS can be upgraded along with the MPS4. Users can start with one 8x recorder and add a thermal CD printer and up to three more recorders for full capacity. The MPS4 will soon be able to take advantage of DVD technology.

Mission critical reliability is achieved through MPS4’s modular design. A controller can be removed without effecting the functionality of the other controllers.

Young Minds, Inc. pioneered CD-ROM mass storage and CD-Recordable systems in the UNIX market. Young Minds provides a complete line of UNIX and Windows NT CD-Recording and storage solutions to business, industry, government agencies and educational institutions.