] The disc -- which will be introduced at the Optical
] Storage 2003 conference in Vancouver, Canada, next week
] -- is the same physical size as a CD or DVD and is
] capable of storing up to 36GB of data. It is one of two
] rewritable disc types that make up the initial AOD format
] proposal, the other being a single-sided disc capable of
] storing 20GB. The AOD format also includes 15GB and 30GB
] read-only disc types.

InfoWorld: Toshiba develops 36GB AOD disc: May 09, 2003: By Martyn Williams: End-user Hardware