diff --git a/doc/glossary.texi b/doc/glossary.texi index 72a9a660..8aacf83d 100644 --- a/doc/glossary.texi +++ b/doc/glossary.texi @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ devices to the IDE/EIDE connections. @item BIN/CUE -A CD-image format used by the CDRWin software on Microsoft -Windows. Many other programs subsequently support using this +A CD-image format developed by Jeff Arnold for CDRWIN software on +Microsoft Windows. Many other programs subsequently support using this format. The .CUE file is a text file which contains CD format and -track layout information, while the .BIN file holds the actual data -of each track. +track layout information, while the .BIN file holds the actual data of +each track. @item CD Compact Disc @@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ International Standards Organization. @item ISO 9660 -The ISO 9660 is a filesystem format for CD-ROM -media. It was standardized in 1988 and replaced the High Sierra -standard for the logical format on CD-ROM media (ISO 9660 and High -Sierra are identical in content, but the exact format is different). +The ISO 9660 is an operating-system independent filesystem format for +CD-ROM media and DVD-ROMs. It was standardized in 1988 and replaced the +High Sierra standard for the logical format on CD-ROM media (ISO 9660 +and High Sierra are identical in content, but the exact format is +different). There are several specification levels. In Level 1, file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eight characters in the name, no more @@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ names can be no longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested directory levels. Level 2 and 3 specifications allow file names up to 32 characters long. +ECMA-119 +(@uref{http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-119.htm} +is the European specification which is identical to ISO 9660. +ISO 13490 is basically ISO 9660 with multisession support. + @item Joliet extensions This standard was developed for Windows 95 and Windows NT by Microsoft