Systems Integration for Write-once Optical Storage

Focusing on the critical systems integration aspect of write-once disks, the authors analyze the various factors to be taken into account when using this new technology. The advantages and disadvantages of implementation, as well as relevant design decisions are all examined. A series of case studies and detailed discussions of real systems, spanning diverse application areas from storage of molecular models to the archiving of books and commercial documents, is intended to provide the reader with extra insight to the issues involved. A brief look at the next generation of optical archives with greatly increased storage capacities is also provided. The author closes with a review of future systems, stressing developments likely to occur in the areas of recording and interface standards.
 
Focusing on the critical systems integration aspect of write-once disks, the authors analyze the various factors to be taken into account when using this new technology. The advantages and disadvantages of implementation, as well as relevant design decisions are all examined. A series of case studies and detailed discussions of real systems, spanning diverse application areas from storage of molecular models to the archiving of books and commercial documents, is intended to provide the reader with extra insight to the issues involved. A brief look at the next generation of optical archives with greatly increased storage capacities is also provided. The author closes with a review of future systems, stressing developments likely to occur in the areas of recording and interface standards.