Previously, the company sought to sell a service that allowed users to make compact disks online.

At the new studio, the rate is $190 an hour for digital recording used to make compact disks.

He remembers a man who wanted to set up an Internet site where people could mix and match existing music to make customized compact disks.

The company makes 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch disks for personal computers and is working on a new line of 1.8-inch drives for portable systems.

It makes and sells records, compact disks, computer software and videotapes.

One thing to keep in mind is that despite the array of brand names, only a handful of companies make floppy disks.

The cost of making disks, he added, is relatively low compared to producing tapes.

The changes allow the company to make larger disks.

In the meantime, the cleanup effort is the largest industry in the area except for a Sony plant that makes compact disks.

The people making hard disks initially didn't just shelve the idea because they couldn't make it as good as it could be.