Iso 9660 File System - Philips CDD522 Operating Instructions Manual

As CDROM pretends to be a interchange standard, the central
issue becomes Logical Playability, i.e. the need to process any
application on any platform, to the limits of its physical
possibilities. Hence, a common Logical Structure is introduced,
which enables the interchange from platform to platform to a
certain degree.
ISO 9660 FILE SYSTEM
All computer platforms address the data on the compact disk as a
file system. The file system was designed to be common to Unix,
VAX/VMS and MS DOS, and their various derivates. As such, it
was standardized as ISO 9660. The ISO proposal originated from
a conference in the High Sierra Hotel in Nevada. It is also known
as the High Sierra Filesystem.
To be accessible on the computer system, you need a platform
specific redirector (see Figure 10.) MSCDEX is most famous: it
interfaces the CDROM file system to MS-DOS.
FIG.10 Redirectors and device Drivers
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