Has it really been a quarter century since the first compact disc was pressed; finally freeing us from the tyranny of rewinding our 90 minute, CR02 Maxell mix tapes? An obsolete form of optical media known as the "Compact Disc", the cd celebrated its 25th birthday this week. Now with some 200 billion discs having been sold worldwide it would seem that the original shiny five inch platter is unquestionably in its golden years, with more convenient or capacious formats replacing it on almost every front.
"The first CD to be manufactured at the Philips plant was “The Visitors” by ABBA. 1 By the time CDs were introduced on the market in November 1982, a catalogue of around 150 titles – mainly classical music – had been produced. The first CDs and CD players – including Philips’ CD100 – were introduced in Japan in November, followed by a US and European market introduction in March of 1983."
Though the CD is well past its prime, the form factor and basic technology saw renewal in the DVD and, later, next generation formats such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc. Anyone remember the guy spreading peanut butter on a disc marketed as being indestructible? And remember too those green pens that audiophiles would pay $19.99 for under the belief it would make the data sound better?
I swear, the zeros sounded crisper.
1 "The first CD to be manufactured at the plant was “The Visitors” by ABBA. By the time CDs were introduced on the market in November 1982, a catalogue of around 150 titles – mainly classical music – had been produced. The first CDs and CD players – including Philips’ CD100 – were introduced in Japan in November, followed by a US and European market introduction in March of 1983."
"The first CD to be manufactured at the Philips plant was “The Visitors” by ABBA. 1 By the time CDs were introduced on the market in November 1982, a catalogue of around 150 titles – mainly classical music – had been produced. The first CDs and CD players – including Philips’ CD100 – were introduced in Japan in November, followed by a US and European market introduction in March of 1983."
Though the CD is well past its prime, the form factor and basic technology saw renewal in the DVD and, later, next generation formats such as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc. Anyone remember the guy spreading peanut butter on a disc marketed as being indestructible? And remember too those green pens that audiophiles would pay $19.99 for under the belief it would make the data sound better?
I swear, the zeros sounded crisper.
1 "The first CD to be manufactured at the plant was “The Visitors” by ABBA. By the time CDs were introduced on the market in November 1982, a catalogue of around 150 titles – mainly classical music – had been produced. The first CDs and CD players – including Philips’ CD100 – were introduced in Japan in November, followed by a US and European market introduction in March of 1983."
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