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When creating Compact Discs using CD-R drives, you may encounter the names Joliet and Romeo. This article discusses these file-naming conventions.
DISCUSSION
Joliet file-naming Convention
When 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 Convention
The Romeo file-naming convention 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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