BS ISO/IEC 13963:1995

Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Definitions
5 Conventions and notations
6 List of acronyms
7 General description of the optical disk cartridge
8 General requirements
9 Reference Drive
Section 2 - Mechanical and physical characteristics
10 Dimensional and physical characteristics of the case
11 Dimensional, mechanical and physical characteristics
    of the disk
12 Interface between cartridge and drive
Section 3 - Format of information
13 Geometry of physical tracks
14 Track format
15 Sector format
16 Recording code
17 Format of the Information Zone
18 Format of the Data Zone
19 Defect management
Section 4 - Characteristics of embossed information
20 Method of testing
21 Signals from grooves
22 Signals from Headers
23 Signals from embossed Recording fields
Section 5 - Characteristics of the recording layer
24 Method of testing
25 Magneto-optical characteristics
26 Write characteristics
27 Erase characteristics
Section 6 - Characteristics of user data
28 Method of testing
29 Minimum quality of a sector
30 Data interchange requirements
Annexes
A Edge distortion test
B Compliance test
C Track deviation measurement
D CRC for ID fields
E Format of the Data field of a sector
F Contents of the Control Zones
G Guidelines for sector replacement
H Measurement of the figure of merit
J Read power, write power and erase power
K Test method for measuring the adsorbent force of the
    hub
L Derivation of the operating climatic environment
M Air cleanliness class 100 000
N Position of the cartridge relative to the reference
    planes
P Transportation
Q Office environment
R Relaxation by zones of the requirements for signals
S Values to be implemented in existing and future
    standards

Specifies the characteristics of 90 mm Optical Disk cartridges (ODC) with a 230 Mbytes per cartridge capacity. Provides for interchange between optical disk drives; it provides for full data interchange between data processing systems.

This International Standard specifies the characteristics of 90 mm Optical Disk Cartridges (ODC) with a capacity of 230 Mbytes per Cartridge. The Standard specifies three related, but different implementations of such cartridges, viz. Type R/W Provides for data to be written, read and erased many times over the whole recording surface of the disk using the thermo-magnetic and magneto-optical effects. Type P-ROM Provides for a part of the disk surface to be embossed by stamping or other means. This part of the disk is read without recourse to the magneto-optical effect. All parts which are not embossed provide for data to meet the requirements of Type R/W. Type O-ROM Provides for the whole of the disk surface to be embossed and reproduced by stamping or other means. This type of disk is read without recourse to the magneto-optical effect. Type R/W, Type P-ROM and Type O-ROM are also referred to as \'fully rewritable\', \'partially embossed” and \'fully embossed\', respectively. This International Standard specifies the conditions for conformance testing and the Reference Drive; the environments in which the cartridges are to be operated and stored; the mechanical and physical characteristics of the cartridge, so as to provide mechanical interchangeability between data processing systems; the format of the information on the disk, both embossed and user-written; including the physical disposition of the tracks and sectors, the error correction codes, and the modulation method used; the characteristics of the embossed information on the disk; the magneto-optical characteristics of the disk, enabling processing systems to write data onto the disk; the minimum quality of user-written data on the disk, enabling data processing systems to read data from the disk. This International Standard provides for interchange between optical disk drives. Together with a standard for volume and file structure, it provides for full data interchange between data processing systems.