Title :
CD-ROM as a mass storage device
Author :
Einberger, John W.
Author_Institution :
Reference Technol., Inc., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
Oct. 31 1988-Nov. 3 1988
Abstract :
The authors discuss the physical characteristics of a CD-ROM which is capable of holding the equivalent of approximately 270000 pages of textual data or over 10000 digitized images or even audio. This means of storing information is an offshoot of the highly successful audio compact disk. The CD-ROM is a permanent optical storage device that, in conjunction with a player, becomes a powerful peripheral for personal computer users. CD-ROM offers unequaled storage capacity and per-byte economy. Characteristics pertinent to access time, transfer rate and interfaces are discussed. CD-ROM logical characteristics are outlined. Proprietary logical formats are described. The High Sierra proposal for a standard logical is addressed.<>
Keywords :
CD-ROMs; CD-ROM; High Sierra proposal; access time; digitized images; logical characteristics; logical formats; mass storage device; permanent optical storage device; physical characteristics; textual data; transfer rate; Audio systems; CD recording; CD-ROMs; Computer errors; Error analysis; Information retrieval; Microcomputers; Optical devices; Read only memory; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems, 1988. Storage Systems: Perspectives. Digest of Papers., Ninth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8880-7
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1988.72797
