Optical storage technology: a new era

Author

Hinton, Alyce C.

Author_Institution

Chicago Tribune Co., IL, USA

Volume

1 & 2

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Oct-1 Nov 1991

Firstpage

44

Abstract

Explains how optical technology works, and examines the three aspects of optical technology-CD-ROM, WORM (write once, read many), and MO (magnetooptical). The focus is on MO, a combination of CD-ROM and WORM technologies in a rewritable platform. It is impervious to magnetic fields, can store data for 10 years or more, and is a standard SCSI-interface. The capability to be replenished with removable cartridges adds additional value to MO´s standard data storage capacity of 600 MBytes to 1 GByte. Some of the disadvantages associated with MO technology in relation to magnetic disk technology are also discussed

Keywords

magneto-optical devices; optical disc storage; 600 to 1024 MByte; CD-ROM; SCSI-interface; WORM discs; data storage capacity; magnetic disk technology; magnetic fields; magnetooptical discs; optical storage technology; removable cartridges; rewritable platform; Communications technology; Computer worms; Light sources; Magnetic fields; Microcomputers; Navigation; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical recording; Read-write memory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1991. IPCC '91. Proceedings. The Engineered Communication., International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0482-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1991.172729

Filename

172729