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An '''optical disc''' is read by a laser. They have been used extensively to store and distribute music, movies, and computer programs and data. CD drives became commonplace in personal computers in the mid-1990s, and burners to create CD-ROMs on personal computers were common by the early 2000s. Later, the higher-capacity DVD format became common both for reading and writing as well, and the even newer BluRay format won a "format war" against rival HD-DVD to get some popularity at present, though physical formats in general are on the wane as a distribution format due to the widespread deployment of the high-bandwidth Internet. | An '''optical disc''' is read by a laser. They have been used extensively to store and distribute music, movies, and computer programs and data. CD drives became commonplace in personal computers in the mid-1990s, and burners to create CD-ROMs on personal computers were common by the early 2000s. Later, the higher-capacity DVD format became common both for reading and writing as well, and the even newer BluRay format won a "format war" against rival HD-DVD to get some popularity at present, though physical formats in general are on the wane as a distribution format due to the widespread deployment of the high-bandwidth Internet. | ||
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| + | See also: | ||
| + | * [[Disk Image Formats#Optical Disc Image Formats]] | ||
| + | * [[Filesystem]] | ||
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| + | == List of formats == | ||
* [[Blu-ray Disc]] | * [[Blu-ray Disc]] | ||
** [[M-Disc]] | ** [[M-Disc]] | ||
| + | ** [[UHD Blu-ray]] | ||
* [[CD]] (Compact Disc) | * [[CD]] (Compact Disc) | ||
** [[CD-DA]] (Compact Disc Digital Audio or Red Book) | ** [[CD-DA]] (Compact Disc Digital Audio or Red Book) | ||
** [[CD-MIDI]] | ** [[CD-MIDI]] | ||
** [[CD-ROM]] (Yellow Book) | ** [[CD-ROM]] (Yellow Book) | ||
| + | ** [[CD-ROM XA]] | ||
| + | *** [[Linked MultiSession]] | ||
** [[DD-CD]] (Double-density Compact Disc) | ** [[DD-CD]] (Double-density Compact Disc) | ||
** [[Enhanced CD]] | ** [[Enhanced CD]] | ||
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* [[Laserdisc]] | * [[Laserdisc]] | ||
** [[LV-ROM]] | ** [[LV-ROM]] | ||
| + | * [[MiniDisc]] | ||
* Nintendo optical discs | * Nintendo optical discs | ||
** [[Nintendo GameCube Game Disc]] | ** [[Nintendo GameCube Game Disc]] | ||
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* [[Ultra Density Optical]] | * [[Ultra Density Optical]] | ||
* [[Universal Media Disc]] | * [[Universal Media Disc]] | ||
| + | * [[IBM 3363 Optical WORM]] | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming] | * [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming] | ||
* [http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1309/1309.4932.pdf Developing a Robust Migration Workflow for Preserving and Curating Hand-held Media] | * [http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1309/1309.4932.pdf Developing a Robust Migration Workflow for Preserving and Curating Hand-held Media] | ||
| + | * [http://www.kurzweilai.net/5d-nanostructured-quartz-glass-optical-memory-could-provide-unlimited-data-storage-for-a-million-years 5D nanostructured quartz glass optical memory could provide ‘unlimited’ data storage for a million years] (but reference link there is already 404 Not Found!) | ||
| + | * [https://www.bitsgalore.org/2015/11/13/preserving-optical-media-from-the-command-line Preserving optical media from the command line] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 25 August 2024
An optical disc is read by a laser. They have been used extensively to store and distribute music, movies, and computer programs and data. CD drives became commonplace in personal computers in the mid-1990s, and burners to create CD-ROMs on personal computers were common by the early 2000s. Later, the higher-capacity DVD format became common both for reading and writing as well, and the even newer BluRay format won a "format war" against rival HD-DVD to get some popularity at present, though physical formats in general are on the wane as a distribution format due to the widespread deployment of the high-bandwidth Internet.
See also:
[edit] List of formats
- Blu-ray Disc
- CD (Compact Disc)
- DVD
- Enhanced Versatile Disc
- GD-ROM
- HD-DVD
- Laserdisc
- MiniDisc
- Nintendo optical discs
- Thomson-CSF system
- Ultra Density Optical
- Universal Media Disc
- IBM 3363 Optical WORM
[edit] Links
- Optical media longevity
- "Archival Disc" standard formulated for professional-use next-generation optical discs (up to 1 TB capacity)
- An Introduction to Optical Media Preservation by @archivetype
- Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming
- Developing a Robust Migration Workflow for Preserving and Curating Hand-held Media
- 5D nanostructured quartz glass optical memory could provide ‘unlimited’ data storage for a million years (but reference link there is already 404 Not Found!)
- Preserving optical media from the command line
