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The DVD+RW actually used pencil and eraser technology instead. It was a surprisingly robust method.


Then came DVD±RW which used the magic pen technology. Each time you write, it changed both the color of the disc and the data. Surprisingly enough if you did it long enough it ended in color/data corruption...




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