BS ISO/IEC 10885:1993 - Page 3

Information technology. 356 mm optical disk cartridge for information interchange. Write once. | Status: Current

1 Scope This International Standard specifies the characteristics of 356 mm optical disk cartridges of the type providing for information to be written once and read many times. ISO 10885 specifies

• - definitions of essential concepts,
• - the environment in which the characteristics shall be tested,
• - the environments in which the cartridge shall be operated and stored,
• - the mechanical, physical and dimensional characteristics of the case and of the optical disk,
• - the optical characteristics and the recording characteristics for recording the information once and for reading it many times, so as to provide physical interchangeability between data processing systems.
• - the format for the physical disposition of the tracks and sectors, the error correction codes, the modulation methods used for recording and the quality of the recorded signals.

Together with a standard for volume and file structure, ISO/IEC 10885 provides for full data interchange between data processing systems.