GD-ROM
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The GD-ROM (gigabyte disc read-only memory) is a proprietary optical disc format developed as a collaboration between Sega and Yamaha for the Dreamcast and other Sega systems.
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- Storage medium.name
- GD-ROM
- Storage medium.logo
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- Storage medium.image
- Gdrom.jpg
- Storage medium.caption
- The underside of a GD-ROM disc
- Storage medium.type
- Optical disc
- Storage medium.capacity
- 1 GB
- Storage medium.owner
- Yamaha
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- GD-ROM
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8 sectionsContents
- Specification
- Dreamcast console
- Arcade systems
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The GD-ROM (gigabyte disc read-only memory) is a proprietary optical disc format developed as a collaboration between Sega and Yamaha for the Dreamcast and other Sega systems.
== Specification == A double-density format based on the CD-ROM that could hold up to , it consists of a single-density track near the disc's center surrounded by a double-density track comprising much of the disc's capacity. The GD-ROM was created in response to developers exceeding the typical storage capacity of the CD-ROM; while DVD-ROM would have addressed this limitation, implementing its then-new technology would have made console production cost prohibitive. Along with the format's general novelty, the extra capacity also had the theoretical benefit of curbing video game piracy, a major concern of CD-based consoles that was validated by its rampancy on the PlayStation.