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Abstract Preview

Specifies two implementations: Type R/W (data to be written, read and erased many times) and type WO (having write once, read multiple functionality). Specifies the conditions for conformance testing and the reference drive; the environments in which the cartridges are to be operated and stored; the mechanical, physical and dimensional characteristics of the case and of the cartridge; the format of the information on the disk; the characteristics of the embossed information on the disk; the magneto-optical characteristics of the disk; the minimum quality of user-written data on the disk.


General information

  • Status :  Published
    Publication date : 1993-12
  • Edition : 1
    Number of pages : 95
  • Technical Committee
    :
    ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 23
    Digitally Recorded Media for Information Interchange and Storage
  • ICS :
    35.220.30
    Optical storage devices

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Revisions / Corrigenda

  • Now confirmed
    ISO/IEC 13481:1993

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