What are the “Romeo” and “Joliet” formats when creating a disc with a CD-R?
After the release of Windows 95, Microsoft developed two variations of the ISO-9660 format, named Romeo and Joliet.Joliet File-Naming ConventionWhen you choose Joliet, two file lists are maintained on the compact disc. The first file list is for long Windows 95 filenames (up to 64 characters). The second file list is for DOS-compatible filenames that are truncated from the Windows 95 filenames. The way this works for the second file list is that the first six or seven letters of each long filename are used, with the tilde(~) added at the end. A unique number appears after the tilde to prevent duplicate filenames.Romeo File-Naming ConventionThe Romeo file naming convention is used only on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers. Do not use Romeo if you want to read the compact disc on operating systems other than Windows 95 or Windows NT. When you choose Romeo file naming convention during the writing of a CD session, only one file list is maintained on each CD. The Romeo file naming convention uses long Windows filenames (up to 128 characters).
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