P631 631 TELEINF 03:21:50 store 1.3 gigabytes of data, the world's highest capacity of any opti- cal disk-based system," the major electronic equipment maker said in a press release. Its versatile operation allows data to be transferred at a ra- te as high as 16.4 mbps (millions by- tes per second), and new data can be written over previously stored data without prior deletion, Toshiba said. The new drive is free of the magnetic components that add to size and we- ight, allowing configuration of a com- pact portable system, the Company sa- id. Toshiba said it planned to launch its first products based on the tech- nology in late 1995. All materials are from "Associated France Press". see next page >>>