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'''1989 - 1990: ISO 9660 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 / 80MB HD |
* 1x cd-rom drive with a proprietary controller cost > $400 | * 1x cd-rom drive with a proprietary controller cost > $400 | ||
* Mitsubishi / Mitsumi / Sony / Panasonic each had their own interface | * Mitsubishi / Mitsumi / Sony / Panasonic each had their own interface | ||
'''1991 - 1992: Microsoft sets MPC1 standards''' | '''1991 - 1992: Microsoft sets MPC1 standards''' | ||
| − | * High End System: 50Mhz 486DX CPU w/ Local Bus / 8MB RAM | + | * High End System: 50Mhz 486DX CPU w/ Local Bus / 8MB RAM / 200MB HD |
* 2x CD Rom Drives (Twice as Fast!!) | * 2x CD Rom Drives (Twice as Fast!!) | ||
* IDE & SCSI CDROM interfaces begin to replace proprietary interfaces | * IDE & SCSI CDROM interfaces begin to replace proprietary interfaces | ||
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'''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 / 500MB HD |
* 3x & 4x IDE & SCSI CDROM drives arrive at $400 price point. | * 3x & 4x IDE & SCSI CDROM drives arrive at $400 price point. | ||
* IDE drives with higher speeds tend to arrive sooner at lower price points | * IDE drives with higher speeds tend to arrive sooner at lower price points | ||
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'''1995 - 1996: MPC Level 3 Standard''' | '''1995 - 1996: MPC Level 3 Standard''' | ||
| − | * High End System: Socket 7 / Socket 8 / 32MB RAM | + | * High End System: Socket 7 / Socket 8 / 32MB RAM / 2 GB HD |
* 4x to 12 x IDE CD ROM appear, still using CLV (Constant Linear Velocity) | * 4x to 12 x IDE CD ROM appear, still using CLV (Constant Linear Velocity) | ||
* Fastest drives enter at the $400 price point, low end drives available for $100 | * Fastest drives enter at the $400 price point, low end drives available for $100 | ||
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'''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 / 10GB HD |
* CR-ROM drives are a standard feature on new PC builds | * CR-ROM drives are a standard feature on new PC builds | ||
* CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) CDROM drives appear with speeds > 12x that quickly ramped up from 24x to 52x and were often quite loud | * CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) CDROM drives appear with speeds > 12x that quickly ramped up from 24x to 52x and were often quite loud | ||
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'''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 / 120GB HD |
* DVD-ROM drives replace CD-ROMS as the most common optical drive on a new computer | * DVD-ROM drives replace CD-ROMS as the most common optical drive on a new computer | ||
* DVD-ROM speeds pass 10x | * DVD-ROM speeds pass 10x | ||
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'''2005 - 2009: Commodity Optical Drives''' | '''2005 - 2009: Commodity Optical Drives''' | ||
| − | * Computers: Socket >= 775 / Socket >= AM2 | + | * Computers: Socket >= 775 / Socket >= AM2 / 500GB HD |
* Early Sata optical drives appear that use Pata chipsets with a Sata bridge on the controller, not ideal performance | * Early Sata optical drives appear that use Pata chipsets with a Sata bridge on the controller, not ideal performance | ||
* True Sata Super Multi DVD drives with 20x speeds soon replace PATA drives and Bridged drives for new builds | * True Sata Super Multi DVD drives with 20x speeds soon replace PATA drives and Bridged drives for new builds | ||
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'''2010 - 2016: The Decline''' | '''2010 - 2016: The Decline''' | ||
| − | * Computers: Age of I3, I5, I7 CPUs | + | * Computers: Age of I3, I5, I7 CPUs with Sata SSD & 1TB HD |
* New computers still sold with optical drives | * New computers still sold with optical drives | ||
* Affordable large USB drives replace optical drives for operating system installation | * Affordable large USB drives replace optical drives for operating system installation | ||
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'''2017 --> : Obsolescence''' | '''2017 --> : Obsolescence''' | ||
| − | * Computers: Tablets and thin light laptops | + | * Computers: Tablets and thin light laptops with NVME SSD & Cloud storage |
| − | * Ain't no space for the optical drive | + | * Ain't no space for the optical drive in a tiny computer |
* High end desktops still have optical drives for compatibility purposes | * High end desktops still have optical drives for compatibility purposes | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 25 April 2021
Rise and fall of ISO 9660
1989 - 1990: ISO 9660 Optical drives first reach the consumer market
- High End System: 33MHz 386 or any 486 computer / 4MB RAM / 80MB HD
- 1x cd-rom drive with a proprietary controller cost > $400
- Mitsubishi / Mitsumi / Sony / Panasonic each had their own interface
1991 - 1992: Microsoft sets MPC1 standards
- High End System: 50Mhz 486DX CPU w/ Local Bus / 8MB RAM / 200MB HD
- 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 / 500MB HD
- 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: MPC Level 3 Standard
- High End System: Socket 7 / Socket 8 / 32MB RAM / 2 GB HD
- 4x to 12 x IDE CD ROM appear, still using CLV (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 allow long unicode filenames
- CD-R drives become affordable, but buffer underruns are a common occurrence on IDE models
- CD-RW drive appear
- Slot Loading CR-Roms appear
1997 - 1999: CAV Drives and DVD-ROMs
- High End System: Slot 1 / Super Socket 7 / 64MB RAM / 10GB HD
- CR-ROM drives are a standard feature on new PC builds
- 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, adding removable media features to the ATA protocol
- 1x & 2x DVD-ROM appear
- Affordable CD-R drives that work reliably are available
- CDROM prices drop to $50 for a low end drive, $100 for a high speed drive and $200 for an 8x CD-R burner
- 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 / 120GB HD
- 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 unnecessary, leaving optical drives as the primary boot media for installing operating systems
2005 - 2009: Commodity Optical Drives
- Computers: Socket >= 775 / Socket >= AM2 / 500GB HD
- Early Sata optical drives appear that use Pata chipsets with a Sata bridge on the controller, not ideal performance
- True Sata Super Multi DVD drives with 20x speeds soon replace PATA drives and Bridged drives for new builds
- Most DVD writers support all common +/- formats
- BD-ROM drives exist and are affordable, but never become common
- M-Disc media for archives that last for more than a few years
- Super Multi DVD drives sell for less than $40, DVD-RW less than $60
- CD-Music sales plummet (https://www.statista.com/chart/12950/cd-sales-in-the-us/ )
2010 - 2016: The Decline
- Computers: Age of I3, I5, I7 CPUs with Sata SSD & 1TB HD
- New computers still sold with optical drives
- Affordable large USB drives replace optical drives for operating system installation
- Download services surpass physical media for software distribution
- DVD & BluRay Video sales plummet ( https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/dvd-and-blu-ray-sales-nearly-halved-over-five-years-mpaa-report-says/)
2017 --> : Obsolescence
- Computers: Tablets and thin light laptops with NVME SSD & Cloud storage
- Ain't no space for the optical drive in a tiny computer
- High end desktops still have optical drives for compatibility purposes
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 |
