| DVD is a format to store optical data. It is used as a | | | | RAM 1.0 is a single-sided, one- layer disk with a |
| storage medium for movies with very high video and | | | | capacity of 2.58 GB or a double-sided one-layer disk |
| sound quality. The DVD RAM or the DVD | | | | with a capacity of 5.16 GB. The DVD RAM 2.0 is a |
| Read-And-Write Memory is a disk specification. The | | | | single-sided, one layer disk with a capacity of 4.7 |
| DVD Forum came up with it in 1996 and since 1998, | | | | GB.These disks are being marketed by the RAM |
| DVD RAM has been used in computers, camcorders | | | | Promotion Group (RAMPRG), and they have on their |
| and personal video recorders. The name is a | | | | list some of the best known companies: Hitachi, |
| shortening of the words Read-And-Write Memory and | | | | Toshiba, Maxell, LG Electronics, Matsushita/Panasonic, |
| not Random Access Memory. Thus the acronym can | | | | Samsung and Teac.Originally DVD RAMs were sold in |
| be misleading. This disk has many small rectangles on | | | | cartridges. The newer DVD recorders, however work |
| its surface. It has concentric tracks and is accessed | | | | with no-cartridge disks so today, a cartridge disk is |
| like a usual floppy disk or hard drive.DVD RAM is | | | | about 50% more expensive than one without a |
| supported by Mac OS 8.6, Linux and Microsoft | | | | cartridge.There are many benefits of a DVD RAM. It |
| Windows XP. The earlier versions of Windows require | | | | has a long life, and the data can be retained for around |
| device drivers or the program InCD. Though the optical | | | | 30 years. It can be rewritten a phenomenal 100,000 |
| drives shipped with the current Apple Macintosh | | | | times and no special DVD burning software is needed. |
| computers do not support DVD RAM functions, a third | | | | Small files can be quickly accessed and it can be used |
| party DVD RAM-compatible drive can be connected | | | | like a removable hard disk.RAM provides detailed |
| and used directly with Mac OS. It is a highly reliable | | | | information on RAM, RAM Memory, DVD RAM, DDR |
| format, as the disks have a built-in error control.There | | | | RAM and more. RAM is affiliated with Linux Mail |
| are two specifications that are now available. DVD | | | | Servers. |