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| − | == | + | == Here is an approximate timeline for the ISO 9660 standard in the PC world == |
| − | '''1989 - 1990: Optical drives first reach the consumer market''' | + | '''1989 - 1990: ISO 9660 Optical drives first reach the consumer market''' |
* High End System: 33MHz 386 or any 486 computer / 4MB RAM | * High End System: 33MHz 386 or any 486 computer / 4MB RAM | ||
| − | * 1x cd rom drive with a proprietary controller | + | * 1x cd rom drive with a proprietary controller costs > $400 |
| − | * Mitsubishi / Mitsumi / Sony / Panasonic | + | * Mitsubishi / Mitsumi / Sony / Panasonic each had their own standard interface |
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'''1991 - 1992: Microsoft sets MPC1 standards''' | '''1991 - 1992: Microsoft sets MPC1 standards''' | ||
* High End System: 50Mhz 486DX2 CPUs are popular / 8MB RAM | * High End System: 50Mhz 486DX2 CPUs are popular / 8MB RAM | ||
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* 2x CD Rom Drives (Twice as Fast!!) | * 2x CD Rom Drives (Twice as Fast!!) | ||
| + | * IDE & SCSI CDROM interfaces begin to replace proprietary interfaces | ||
| + | * Most new soundcards contain an IDE or SCSI interface for attaching an Optical drive | ||
'''1993 - 1994: MPC Level 2 Standard''' | '''1993 - 1994: MPC Level 2 Standard''' | ||
* High End System: Socket 4&5 Pentium / Mature 486 / 16MB RAM | * High End System: Socket 4&5 Pentium / Mature 486 / 16MB RAM | ||
| − | * 3x & 4x IDE & SCSI CDROM drives | + | * 3x & 4x IDE & SCSI CDROM drives arrive at $400 price point. |
| − | * CD-Rom drives that | + | * IDE drives with higher speeds tend to arrive sooner at lower price points |
| − | * Expensive CD-R drives | + | * CD-Rom drives that used cartridges to hold disks were still common |
| + | * Expensive CD-R drives were available at prices over $700 | ||
'''1995 - 1996: PC Level 3 Standard''' | '''1995 - 1996: PC Level 3 Standard''' | ||
| − | High End System: Socket 7 / Socket 8 / 32MB RAM | + | * High End System: Socket 7 / Socket 8 / 32MB RAM |
| − | 4x to 12 x CLV IDE CD ROM appear (Constant Linear Velocity) | + | * 4x to 12 x CLV IDE CD ROM appear (Constant Linear Velocity) |
| − | Tray loading drives displace the cartridge drives | + | * Fastest drives enter at the $400 price point, low end drives available for $100 |
| − | "El Torito" extension to ISO 9660 provides for bootable CD-Roms | + | * Tray loading drives displace the cartridge drives |
| − | "Joliet" extension to ISO 9660 allows for Unicode and long filenames on CD-Roms | + | * "El Torito" extension to ISO 9660 provides for bootable CD-Roms |
| − | CD-R drives become affordable, but buffer underruns are common | + | * "Joliet" extension to ISO 9660 allows for Unicode and long filenames on CD-Roms |
| − | CD-RW drive appear | + | * CD-R drives become affordable, but buffer underruns are common on IDE models |
| − | CR-ROM drives are expected to be part of a | + | * CD-RW drive appear |
| − | Slot Loading CR-Roms appear | + | * CR-ROM drives are expected to be part of a new PC build by the end of this period |
| + | * Slot Loading CR-Roms appear | ||
'''1997 - 1999: CAV Drives and DVD-ROMs''' | '''1997 - 1999: CAV Drives and DVD-ROMs''' | ||
| − | High End System: Slot 1 / Super Socket 7 / 64MB RAM | + | * High End System: Slot 1 / Super Socket 7 / 64MB RAM |
| − | CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) CDROM drives appear with speeds > 12x that quickly ramped up from 24x to 52x | + | * CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) CDROM drives appear with speeds > 12x that quickly ramped up from 24x to 52x and were often quite loud |
| − | + | * ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) becomes official for putting | |
| − | ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) becomes official for putting | + | * 1x & 2x DVD-ROM |
| − | 1x & 2x DVD-ROM | + | * Affordable CD-R drives that work reliably are available |
| − | Affordable CD-R drives that work reliably are available | + | * CDROM prices drop to $50 for a low end drive, $100 for a high end drive and $200 for a CD-R |
| − | DVD-ROM (Up to 10x ) appear | + | * DVD-ROM (Up to 10x ) appear, quickly dropping in price to less than $400 |
| − | DVD-RW (Versions < 1.2) appear near the end of this period | + | * DVD-RW (Versions < 1.2) appear near the end of this period |
'''2000 - 2004: Writeable DVDs mature''' | '''2000 - 2004: Writeable DVDs mature''' | ||
| − | Computers: Socket 370 / Slot A / Socket A / Socket 423 / Socket 754 / Socket 939 | + | * Computers: Socket 370 / Slot A / Socket A / Socket 423 / Socket 754 / Socket 939 |
| − | + | * DVD-ROM drives replace CD-ROMS as the most common optical drive on a new computer | |
| − | DVD-RW | + | * DVD-ROM speeds pass 10x |
| − | DVD+R / DVD+RW appear | + | * DVD-RW Version 1.2 appears as the standard matures |
| − | + | * DVD+R / DVD+RW appear | |
| + | * DVD drives become commodity items with prices well below $100 | ||
| + | * Floppy drives begin to become rare, leaving optical drives as the primary boot media for installing operating systems | ||
'''2005 - 2015: Market Stability''' | '''2005 - 2015: Market Stability''' | ||
| − | Computers: Socket >= 775 / Socket >= AM2 | + | * Computers: Socket >= 775 / Socket >= AM2 |
| − | True Sata Super Multi 20x DVD drives replace PATA drives and bridged drives pretty quickly for new builds | + | * Early Sata optical drives appear that are Pata drives with a Sata bridge on the controller |
| − | Most DVD drives support all common +/- formats | + | * True Sata Super Multi 20x DVD drives replace PATA drives and bridged drives pretty quickly for new builds |
| − | BD-ROM drives exist but never become common | + | * Most DVD drives support all common +/- formats |
| − | M-Disc arrives in 2009 for people that want archives that last for more than a few years | + | * BD-ROM drives exist but never become common |
| + | * M-Disc arrives in 2009 for people that want archives that last for more than a few years | ||
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| − | + | '''2016: "Internet killed the optical star"''' | |
| + | * Affordable USB drives > 4GB with boot capabilities make optical drives redundant | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 25 April 2021
Here is an approximate timeline for the ISO 9660 standard in the PC world
1989 - 1990: ISO 9660 Optical drives first reach the consumer market
- High End System: 33MHz 386 or any 486 computer / 4MB RAM
- 1x cd rom drive with a proprietary controller costs > $400
- Mitsubishi / Mitsumi / Sony / Panasonic each had their own standard interface
1991 - 1992: Microsoft sets MPC1 standards
- High End System: 50Mhz 486DX2 CPUs are popular / 8MB RAM
- 2x CD Rom Drives (Twice as Fast!!)
- IDE & SCSI CDROM interfaces begin to replace proprietary interfaces
- Most new soundcards contain an IDE or SCSI interface for attaching an Optical drive
1993 - 1994: MPC Level 2 Standard
- High End System: Socket 4&5 Pentium / Mature 486 / 16MB RAM
- 3x & 4x IDE & SCSI CDROM drives arrive at $400 price point.
- IDE drives with higher speeds tend to arrive sooner at lower price points
- CD-Rom drives that used cartridges to hold disks were still common
- Expensive CD-R drives were available at prices over $700
1995 - 1996: PC Level 3 Standard
- High End System: Socket 7 / Socket 8 / 32MB RAM
- 4x to 12 x CLV IDE CD ROM appear (Constant Linear Velocity)
- Fastest drives enter at the $400 price point, low end drives available for $100
- Tray loading drives displace the cartridge drives
- "El Torito" extension to ISO 9660 provides for bootable CD-Roms
- "Joliet" extension to ISO 9660 allows for Unicode and long filenames on CD-Roms
- CD-R drives become affordable, but buffer underruns are common on IDE models
- CD-RW drive appear
- CR-ROM drives are expected to be part of a new PC build by the end of this period
- Slot Loading CR-Roms appear
1997 - 1999: CAV Drives and DVD-ROMs
- High End System: Slot 1 / Super Socket 7 / 64MB RAM
- CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) CDROM drives appear with speeds > 12x that quickly ramped up from 24x to 52x and were often quite loud
- ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) becomes official for putting
- 1x & 2x DVD-ROM
- Affordable CD-R drives that work reliably are available
- CDROM prices drop to $50 for a low end drive, $100 for a high end drive and $200 for a CD-R
- DVD-ROM (Up to 10x ) appear, quickly dropping in price to less than $400
- DVD-RW (Versions < 1.2) appear near the end of this period
2000 - 2004: Writeable DVDs mature
- Computers: Socket 370 / Slot A / Socket A / Socket 423 / Socket 754 / Socket 939
- DVD-ROM drives replace CD-ROMS as the most common optical drive on a new computer
- DVD-ROM speeds pass 10x
- DVD-RW Version 1.2 appears as the standard matures
- DVD+R / DVD+RW appear
- DVD drives become commodity items with prices well below $100
- Floppy drives begin to become rare, leaving optical drives as the primary boot media for installing operating systems
2005 - 2015: Market Stability
- Computers: Socket >= 775 / Socket >= AM2
- Early Sata optical drives appear that are Pata drives with a Sata bridge on the controller
- True Sata Super Multi 20x DVD drives replace PATA drives and bridged drives pretty quickly for new builds
- Most DVD drives support all common +/- formats
- BD-ROM drives exist but never become common
- M-Disc arrives in 2009 for people that want archives that last for more than a few years
2016: "Internet killed the optical star"
- Affordable USB drives > 4GB with boot capabilities make optical drives redundant
This is a list of all CD/DVD drives in the wiki
| Device | Bus type | Bus version | Bus speed | CD read | CD read | CD-R | CD-R | CD-RW | DVD | Transport | Discs | Line out | SPDIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsushita CW-7503 | SCSI | SCSI-2 | 10 MHz | 20 x | 3 MB/s 20 x | 8 x | 1.2 MB/s 8 x | 0 x | 0 x | Tray | 1 | None |
