University of California

Hitachi Maxwell, Ltd.

Osman Ratib

Takeo Sonobe

Toru Shinagawa

Han K Huang

Bruce K Ho

Paul N Cho

Craig A Morioka

Data and directories are separated and stored on separate parts of an optical disk. Directories are on the inner tracks and data are on the outer tracks, in a first format. Data and directories are written from magnetic disk storage in a different second specific format that is determined by a particular operating system used by an information processor. A medical information processing system is provided with an external magnetic disk storage and the optical disk.

Information storage and processing

Data and directories are separated and stored on separate parts of an optical disk. Data and directories are written from magnetic disk storage in a first specific format that is determined by a particular operating system used by an information processor. Directories are on the inner tracks and data are on the outer tracks, in a second format on the optical disk. A medical information processing system is provided with an external magnetic disk storage and the optical disk.

Information system using designating areas for retrieving/converting

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Pacific Palisades, CA, United States of America

Osman Ratib