2. Basic matters

2.1 Package configuration

The ADDCDW package consists of the following files.

Table 2.1 ADDCDW package configuration file

File	explanation
ADDCDW.EXE	Postscript Write once system (CD-R writing software)
ADDGEN.EXE	ADDCDW subcommand file automatic generation tool
SAMPLE.CDW	Sample ADDCDW subcommand file
XAOTF.BAT	Sample on-the-fly write execution batch file
MANADDCD.TXT	ADDCDW External Specifications

2.2 Operating environment

This system operates in a DOS environment on an IBM-PC. The required hardware and software are shown below.

Figure 2.1 System configuration

┌────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────┐　

│ │ │ ┌────┤ │ CD-R │ ┌─┐　

│ HD ├─┤ PC │ SCSI ├─┤ Drive ├─ → │ ○ │　

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘　

└────┘└────┴────┘└──────┘ CD-R disc

Table 2.2 Operating environment

Item		Operating conditions, models, etc.
IBM-PC compatibles		80486 / 33MHz and above
memory		8Mbyte or more
hard disk		600Mbyte or more (VCD recommended model)
SCSI I / F board		adaptec SCSI MASTER (recommended)
CD-R drive		YAMAHA CDE100 / CDE102 / CDR400
OS		MS-DOS Windows95 (DOS window)
driver		ASPI driver (required) EMM386.EXE etc. SMART DRV etc.
	SCSI driver EMS driver * 1 Disk cache * 2
Other software		XBLD.EXE VCDBUILD.EXE, VCDMKTOC.EXE

* 1 Write performance is improved by allocating more expanded memory to the work area.

* 2 Required when using in an MS-DOS environment. Speed up file processing.

2.3 Definition of terms

Defines the terms used in this system.

disk

When we simply write it as an optical disc, we mean a CD-R disc in this manual.

CD builder (disc builder)

A tool for creating disk image files.
Refers to XBLD and VCDBUILD.

Disk image file (DSK file)

This is a file created on the hard disk as it is, with the contents to be written on the CD-R disc.

Postscript image file

A temporary file created by ADDCDW for work.

TOC file

A file that describes track information.
File name excluding the extension The main body is the same as the DSK file.

Path name

A generic term for drive names, directory names, and file names.

Subcommand

Instructions for ADDCDW.

Master disk

A disc with the same contents as the commercial disc.
It cannot be added to the master disk.

Debug disk

A disk to create for debugging.
It is possible to perform full update and partial update multiple times.

Test mode

A mode for writing using the test mode of a CD-R drive.
Simulates writing to a CD-R disc.

On-the-fly writing

This is a method of writing to a CD-R disc while creating a sector image of the disc (no DSK file is required).