RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING VERSION INFORMATION FOR MAINTAINING RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING COMPATIBILITY, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING THE SAME

摘要

A method of recording read/write compatibility information on an optical disc and a recording medium employing the method. Extended part version information, latest part version having recording capability, and latest part version having reproducing capability are stored in n.xy form on 6 bytes of a reserved zone of a physical format information zone of the optical disc. A recording/reproducing apparatus to record extended part version information on a reserved zone of a physical format information zone of a recording medium. The recording/reproducing apparatus has a base part version and a comparing unit to determine recording/reproducing compatibility with a recording medium having a detailed extended part version stored in a reserved zone of a physical format information zone.