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Cd-rom

The CD-ROM is an extension of the Audio CD format, on which data other than audio can also be saved. This technology was launched in 1984, just two years after the introduction of the CD. By the way, the name is an abbreviation for “Compact Disc Read-Only Memory”. It just does not sound as snappy as CD-ROM.

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Cd-rom

Software and games

To read a CD-ROM, you need a computer with a CD-ROM, DVD or Blu-ray player. Reading is possible, overwriting is not. These carriers usually contain software or video games. Smaller versions with a diameter of 0,31 inch (80 mm) also exist.

Did you know …

… that a standard CD-ROM has a capacity of 737 MB? The successor of these disks, the DVD-ROM, has a capacity of 4.7 GB. That is more than six CD-ROMs!

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Photo: Museum of Obsolete Media

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This website is an initiative set up by meemoo, the Flemish Institute for Archives, supported by the Flemish Government and ERDF. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your comments, questions or recommendations. For more information about meemoo, visit www.meemoo.be/en.

Logo excellence in media preservationThe project won an Archive Achievement Award in October 2019, presented by FIAT/IFTA, within the ‘Excellence in Media Preservation’ category.

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