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by RunnerPack on December 31st, 2003

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What is a GD-ROM?

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  • by RunnerPack on December 31st, 2003

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    The technology used by the optical drive used in the Sega Dreamcast.

    "The Sega Dreamcast CD's are actually GD-ROMs, [short] for Gigabyte Disc, holding [a] maximum [of] 1 GB of Data, instead of the standard 650-700 Mb. Developed by Yamaha, the GD-ROM is a proprietary format which works by packing the pits on the disc closer together to store more data. Along with more storage, the GD-ROMs provide an extra level of Copy Protection as they cannot be reproduced using a standard CD-Writer."

    http://www.megagames.com/dc/dc_gd-rom.shtml

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