I know it sounded like I was paraphrasing the Bible, but in fact I was paraphrasing TMWRNJ.
As I mentioned in my previous article, I got a Minidisc player because of an absence of technology to fill a certain need. Mp3s were starting to get popular. When I bought my MZ-R50 (just about to get my wisdom teeth pulled before getting braces, I remember that much), I lived up in a fairly small town. There were two places in town where one could buy CDs, if I remember correctly, and they were general stores. The nearest decent record shop was an hour away. Downloading mp3s was pretty much the only way I could get music at that time.