Panasonic Optical Disks Convert File Transfer WORM Write Once LM 5.25

Panasonic Optical Disks Convert Transfer Files Data Recovery WORM,LM-D500,LM-D500W,LM-D501,LM-D501W,LM-D702W,LM-R1400A,LM-W1400A,LM-R1500A,ReWritable,Write Once
Panasonic Optical Disk Conversions, File Transfer and Data Recovery Services


Panasonic Optical Disk Conversions, File Transfer and Data Recovery

Our friendly team is happy to help transfer files from Panasonic Optical Disk Cartridges WORM and ReWritable. We can read the data and extract files for copying to hard drive / CD / USB / DVD. The Panasonic optical discs LM model numbers are...

  • LM-D500 200MB
  • LM-D501W 940MB
  • LM-D702 500MB
  • LM-D702W 1GB ReWritable Disk
  • LM-W1400A 1.4GB WORM Disk
  • LM-R1500A 1.5GB Rewritable Disk
  • LM-R1400A
  • LM-D500W
  • LM-D501

The Panasonic disks were available in with capacities 200MB single sided,200MB 940MB 1.4GB 1GB 1.5GB, and were available as WORM (Write Once Optical Disk Cartridge) , ReWritable, Double Sided with data size 470MB/Side, 500MB/Side 700MB/Side 750MB/Side. By far the most common disk we see is the LMD501W and LMW1400A and LMR1500A. We sometimes get the LMD702W,LMD702 and the rare and hard to read LM-D500 which was often used with Corel Backup Software to create a DOS like partition in Novell Windows computers early Apple Mac G3 G4 PowerPC PPC computers. The disks are compatible with Plasmon’s RF Reflection Series disk library and jukeboxes and Panasonic’s LF series Phase Change drive jukebox. The disks were re-badged and used in Magstore, Storage Dimensions, Corel PRO Drive, MAXIMUM Duetie, Bio-Logic, Reflection Systems and IBM 3363 WORM Write Once Optical Disk Cartridge system. Panasonic also sold the LF-J5000 disk library jukebox which could store up to 50 discs with interface to Mac, Vax VMS, Unix, Xenix, and Micro Channel and Plasmon had their RF Reflection Jukebox.



Panasonic Optical Disks specifications

Panasonic disks were used in Apple Mac and Windows / DOS PC, as well as proprietary systems like the Panasonic KV-F510 Electronic Filing System. The 5-1/4 inch WORM media have a data retention of only around 10 years so it is probably best to get the data off them before the discs start to deteriorate and show errors or give trouble reading in the drive. Panasonic first demonstrated the LF-5000 drive connected to an Apple Macintosh computer in 1987, and it was available to the public in 1988. The data transfer rate was 2.5MB/second Its file copying / restore took about 25% longer than its file backup / writing. The unit has standard computer SCSI connections, and they did offer an LF-5001 without SCSI. Price was forecast to be around $2500 - and that was for a drive capable of reading 200MB disks. Later actual list prices were around $3800 - so a nice bit of inflation there! The WORM filesystem used Corel backup software and had signatures like IBM CRL1, IBM CRL2, IBM CRL3, and CPK. Its main use was envisaged as hard disk backup, desktop publishing applications, and graphic imaging software. Apparently Corel SCSI allowed interface to Novell and OS/2 along with DOS. The disks could be read in Panasonic optical disk Jukebox LF-J5000 and Plasmon RF-60J-703 Optical Jukebox (which could hold 60 disks and used Matsushita LF-7394P Drives / 5.25 1.5 GB).

LM-D500 200MB Panasonic WORM disk file extraction single sided
LM-D500 200MB Panasonic WORM disk file extraction single sided

LM-D501W 940MB Panasonic Write Once Optical Disk Cartridge for Conversion
LM-D501W 940MB Panasonic Write Once Optical Disk Cartridge for Conversion

LM-D501W Panasonic Optical Disk Cartridge for Data Recovery
LM-D501W Panasonic Optical Disk Cartridge for Data Recovery

LM-D702 rewritable 500MB panasonic optical disk copying files
LM-D702 rewritable 500MB panasonic optical disk copying files

LM-D702W 1GB rewritable panasonic optical cartridge extracting files
LM-D702W 1GB rewritable panasonic optical cartridge extracting files

LM-R1500A panasonic rewritable 1.5GB convert disk and extract files
LM-R1500A panasonic rewritable 1.5GB convert disk and extract files

LM-W1400A 1.4GB panasonic worm disk conversion and file transfer
LM-W1400A 1.4GB panasonic worm disk conversion and file transfer


Panasonic Jukebox models.
  • LF-J5000
  • LF-J7080 50GB 50 Slots
  • LF-J7322
  • LF-J7322A 20 disc MULTI MICRO
  • LF-J7324 24 disc
  • LF-J7324A
  • LF-J7324AN
  • LF-J7324A 16 disc
  • LF-J7328 28 disc
  • LF-J7328A
  • LF-J7328AN
  • LF-J7330
  • LF-J7350 50 disc optical disk auto changer
  • LF-J7350A
  • LF-J7350AN
  • LF-J7360
  • LF-J73120
  • LF-J73180
  • LF-J73300

Plasmon Jukebox models.
  • RF46J-680
  • RF52J-690
  • RF60J-703
  • RF60J-703-2
  • RF60J-704-2
  • RF92J-680
  • RF104J-690
  • RF120J-703
  • RF120J-703-2
  • RF120J-703-4
  • RF120J-704-2
  • RF120J-704-4
  • RF138J-680
  • RF156J-690
  • RF180J-703
  • RF180J-703-2
  • RF180J-703-4
  • RF180J-703-6
  • RF180J-704-2
  • RF180J-704-4
  • RF180J-704-6
  • RF240J-680
  • RF258J-690
  • RF300J-703
  • RF300J-703-4
  • RF300J-703-6
  • RF300J-704-2
  • RF300J-704-4
  • RF300J-704-6
  • RF10J
  • RF11J
  • RF20J
  • RF22J-703-1
  • RF22J-703-2
  • RF22J-704-1
  • RF22J-704-2
  • RF30J-703-2
  • RF30J-704-2
  • RF47J
  • RF60J
  • RF25J
  • RF26J
  • RF30J
  • RF40J
  • RF7031
  • RF704



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