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Pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data
A CD-ROM (/ˌsiːdiːˈrɒm/, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data
CD-ROM
Fourth-generation home video game console
separate hardware: TurboGrafx-CD (CD-ROM² in Japan) games on compact disc, SuperGrafx games on a new console variant, and LD-ROM² games on LaserDisc via the
TurboGrafx-16
Unreleased video game platform
The Super NES CD-ROM, or SNES CD, was a proposed video game platform developed by Nintendo via joint ventures with Sony and Philips that would have added
Super_NES_CD-ROM
Optical data storage device
The Hyper CD-ROM is a claimed optical data storage device similar to the CD-ROM with a multilayer 3D structure, invented by Romanian scientist Eugen Pavel
Hyper_CD-ROM
Proprietary optical disc format used in the Dreamcast and other Sega systems
Dreamcast and other Sega systems. A double-density format based on the CD-ROM that could hold up to 1 GB, it consists of a single-density track near the
GD-ROM
Type of computer disk storage drive
separately. Some drives can only read data (CD,DVD,BD-ROM) whereas others can both read data and write data (CD,DVD-RW,BD-RE) to writable discs. Drives which
Optical_disc_drive
File system for CD-R and CD-ROM optical discs
organizing data on CD-ROMs into logical units such as files, which led to every CD-ROM maker creating its own format. In order to develop a CD-ROM file system
ISO_9660
Digital optical disc data storage format
as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. By 2007, over 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs)
Compact_disc
1995 film by Amy Heckerling
Chyna-Rose Frederick (Dionne), and Romona Lewis-Malley (Tai). The Clueless CD-ROM is an activity and mini game collection based on the Clueless film and television
Clueless
Type of reference work
discs replaced CD-ROMs, and by the mid-2000s, internet encyclopedias were dominant and replaced disc-based software encyclopedias. CD-ROM encyclopedias
Encyclopedia
8 centimeter diameter compact discs
rectangular CDs with full screen hi-fi stereo video which played in quad speed CD-ROM or DVD drives with the centre well. A variety of laser cut shapes were developed
Mini_CD
Certification mark
both CD-Audio and CD-ROM players. Formats that fall under the enhanced CD category include mixed mode CD (Yellow Book CD-ROM/Red Book CD-DA), CD-i, CD-i
Enhanced_CD
Video game console add-on
The Sega CD, known as Mega-CD in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM peripheral and format for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega
Sega_CD
Recordable optical disc specification
compatible with the audio CD (Red Book CD-DA) and data CD (Yellow Book CD-ROM) standards. The Yellow Book standard for CD-ROM only specifies a high-level
CD-R
Interactive multimedia and video gaming standard
It was created as an extension of Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) and CD-ROM and specified in the Green Book specifications, co-developed by Philips
CD-i
Serial number used to identify a periodical publication
print and electronic media versions of a serial need separate ISSNs, and CD-ROM versions and web versions require different ISSNs. However, the same ISSN
ISSN
Data format used for audio compact discs
influential in the progression of video game music, used in mixed mode CD-ROMs, providing CD-quality audio popularized during the 1990s on hardware such as PlayStation
Compact_Disc_Digital_Audio
and three types of CD-ROM formats (CD-ROM², Super CD-ROM², and Arcade CD-ROM², each requiring the console to be equipped with a CD drive and the corresponding
List_of_TurboGrafx-16_games
Replaceable device used for the distribution and storage of video games
A ROM cartridge, usually referred to in context simply as a cartridge, cart, cassette, or card, is a replaceable part designed to be connected to a consumer
ROM_cartridge
1992 educational game
Typing on floppy disk in 1992 and then published an enhanced version on CD-ROM in 1993. A sequel, Mario Teaches Typing 2, was developed by Brainstorm and
Mario_Teaches_Typing
Book series that contains the specifications of Compact Discs
1988 and ECMA-130 in 1989 CD-ROM XA (eXtended Architecture) – a 1991 extension of CD-ROM, developed by Philips and Sony CD-i (Interactive) – standard
Rainbow_Books
Optical disc authoring program
ROM 2014 CD burning software - Nero Burning ROM 2014". Nero. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. "Free download of Nero Burning ROM 2014 CD
Nero_Burning_ROM
Optical disc storing compressed audio files
A compressed audio optical disc, MP3 CD, or MP3 CD-ROM or MP3 DVD is an optical disc (usually a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW) that contains digital audio
Compressed_audio_optical_disc
compact disc (CD), with a CD-ROM data track at the beginning of the disc containing Ricoh's encryption software and the rest of the disc being a CD-R data track
EncryptEase
English-language encyclopedia
Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia, CD-ROM, 1989, the first "multimedia" CD-ROM Compton's Family Encyclopedia, CD-ROM, 1991, a "stripped down" version of
Compton's_Encyclopedia
Romanian scientist
Eugen Pavel is a Romanian scientist and inventor of the Hyper CD-ROM. Pavel graduated with a physics degree from the University of Bucharest in 1976. He
Eugen_Pavel
CD-based format meant for digital video distribution
Video CDs comply with the CD-i Bridge format, and are authored using tracks in CD-ROM XA mode. The first track of a VCD is in CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1, and
Video_CD
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
Read-only memory (ROM) is a form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified
Read-only_memory
Compact disc in which two different data types are combined
10149 and ECMA-130), which allows a CD-ROM to contain only data tracks, or data tracks and audio tracks. The CD-ROM standard, however, does not mention
Mixed-mode_CD
Optical disk technology
readers built prior to the introduction of CD-RW. CD-ROM drives with a "MultiRead" certification are compatible. CD-RWs must be erased or blanked before reuse
CD-RW
MS-DOS software
Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions is a software program produced by Microsoft and included with MS-DOS 6.x and certain versions of Windows to provide CD-ROM support
MSCDEX
Set of freeware system utilities for Windows
2010. Cdburn.exe: ISO CD-ROM Burner Tool [~snip] Dvdburn.exe: ISO DVD Burner Tool Lowe, Scott (December 18, 2008). "How to use CD & DVD image files without
Microsoft_PowerToys
Portable interactive multimedia CD player
The Sony Multimedia CD-ROM Player was a portable CD-ROM–based multimedia player produced by Sony and released in 1992. It was used to run reference software
Sony_Multimedia_CD-ROM_Player
Nintendo 64 storage medium
had not yet been invented and ROM chips were not yet cost-efficient, leading many developers like Square to target CD-ROM based platforms instead. The
Nintendo_64_Game_Pak
American pioneer in LaserDiscs and CD-ROMs (1984–1997)
The Voyager Company was a pioneer in CD-ROM production in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was founded in 1984 by four partners: Jon Turell, Bill Becker,
Voyager_Company
Software company based in Langhorne
RomTech was a software company based in Langhorne, PA, in the late 1990s. They released CD-ROM collections of clipart, games, and small office/home office
Romtech
American magazine (1993–1996)
CD-ROM Today was an American magazine targeted at computer users. Published from 1993 to 1996 by Imagine Publishing (now Future US), the magazine was initially
CD-ROM_Today
and difficult to adapt. Xbox (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM) Two sets of media descriptors are used. Initially, and on typical DVD-ROM drives, only a short partition
List of CD and DVD copy protection schemes
List_of_CD_and_DVD_copy_protection_schemes
Australian video game magazine
in 1996 with a 640 Megabyte CD-ROM cover disc, which was upgraded to a double CD-ROM set in January 2000 issue. The DVD-ROM edition joined the line-up
PC_PowerPlay
Poor-quality software collection
that for "those who do not wish to wait" for software that used the new CD-ROM format, The Software Toolworks and Access Software planned to release "game
Shovelware
Former division of the BBC
programmes. The Multimedia division was founded in 1995 and mostly focused on CD-ROM software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. The company attended E3 2002
BBC_Multimedia
Book that lists phone numbers of people and businesses
eight CD-ROMs. SelectPhone is fewer CD-ROMs: five. Both provide a reverse lookup feature (by phone number or by address), albeit involving up to five CD-ROMs
Telephone_directory
One of the earliest CD-ROMs
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony CD-ROM was one of the first titles to couple a CD-ROM with an Audio CD. This title, a companion to Beethoven's Symphony No.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony CD-ROM
Beethoven's_Ninth_Symphony_CD-ROM
Flat, usually circular disc that encodes binary data
recording types: read-only (such as CD and CD-ROM), recordable (write-once, like CD-R), or re-recordable (rewritable, like CD-RW). Write-once optical discs
Optical_disc
Family of personal computer sound cards
connect to CD-ROM drives — variants having SCSI or various proprietary interfaces — and many were sold in multimedia kits with compatible CD-ROM drives.
Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum
Media_Vision_Pro_AudioSpectrum
Video game console
proprietary LD-ROM format), as well as Sega Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges and Sega CD/Mega-CD discs. With the LD-ROM² PAC, it supported exclusive LD-ROM² discs
LaserActive
Optical disc whose functionality varies depending on the device it is used on
such as CD-ROM or Blu-ray, which contains multiple types of data which can be used differently on different devices. These include CD-ROM music albums
Hybrid_disc
1991 erotic video game
subsequently reverted to Cover Girl Strip Poker for the European CDTV and CD-ROM DOS releases. Emotional Pictures was a subsidiary of Danish company InterActive
Cover_Girl_Strip_Poker
Lands Super CD-ROM² Taiken Soft Shū 1992 Tengai Makyō II: Manji Maru Super Raiden Riot Zone Star Parodier Gate of Thunder 1992 Hudson CD-ROM² Ongaku Zenshū
List_of_Hudson_Soft_games
LaserDisc-based read-only memory format
LD-ROM include: MEGA LD – Used for software compatible with the Mega-CD/Sega CD platform. LD-ROM² – Used for software compatible with the PC Engine CD-ROM²
LV-ROM
Complete, bootable computer installation that runs directly from a CD-ROM
runs directly from a CD-ROM or similar storage device into a computer's memory, rather than loading from a hard disk drive. A live CD allows users to run
Live_CD
Magnetic drawing toy
secret until after the challenge ended. In 1999, Mattel Media released a CD-ROM version for Windows-PCs. AllGame gave the product a rating of 1.5 out of
Magna_Doodle
Measures to thwart copying of disc-based media
applied to an unprotected medium using typical hardware and software. Most CD-ROMs use the ISO9660 file system to organize the available storage space for
CD_and_DVD_copy_protection
Optical disc subdivision
an audio CD track, other than the interpretation of the data within. Because of this, it is possible to play back CD-ROM data on an audio CD player. However
Track_(optical_disc)
1989 home video game console
is also compatible with the CD-ROM² System add-on (via the ROM² Adaptor), as well as the Super CD-ROM² add-on. No CD-ROM² format games were produced that
PC_Engine_SuperGrafx
Compact disc format used primarily for karaoke discs
karaoke machines, other consumer devices that play CD+G format CDs include the NEC TurboGrafx-CD (a CD-ROM peripheral for the TurboGrafx-16) and Turbo Duo
CD+G
Interactive storybook series
by Mark Schlichting, the series was mostly developed by Living Books for CD-ROM and published by Broderbund for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. Two decades
Living_Books
Development and backup device made for the Nintendo 64
and the operating system is contained in a BIOS. The V64 unit contains a CD-ROM drive which sits underneath the Nintendo 64 and plugs into the expansion
Doctor_V64
Sound card by Creative Technology
ports for a CD-ROM, though the additional drive interface typically only supported one device rather than two, it typically only supported CD-ROM drives,
Sound_Blaster_16
Video CD-based optical disc format
SVCDs comply with the CD-i Bridge format, and are authored (or "burned") using the CD-ROM XA format. The first track is in CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 1, and
Super_Video_CD
1994 video game
Collector's CD-ROM version of X-Wing using TIE Fighter's updated graphics engine. In 1995, TIE Fighter also received a Collector's CD-ROM. The CD-ROM version
Star_Wars:_TIE_Fighter
American software publishing company
early commercial provider of freeware, shareware, and free software on CD-ROMs. It ran the busiest FTP server on the Internet, ftp.cdrom.com. In the early
Walnut_Creek_CDROM
Casual gaming web site
support for Windows 7). MSN Games announced the retirement of support for CD-ROM games, chat lobbies, the ZoneFriends client and the Member Plus program
MSN_Games
1992 video game
for the Amiga CD32, FM Towns, NEC PC-9801 were released in 1993. The DOS CD-ROM version and Macintosh port were released in 1994. The Macintosh version
Castles II: Siege and Conquest
Castles_II:_Siege_and_Conquest
2003 video game
Starbright Asthma CD-ROM Game: Quest for the Code is an interactive asthma management adventure game developed by Starbright. The game is available in
Quest_for_the_Code
1996 video game
Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game is a 1996 adventure game released for the PC by 7th Level. The game is based on the animated series Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace_Ventura:_The_CD-Rom_Game
1994 studio album by Mike Oldfield
accompany the music for the album on the Enhanced CD format, combining features of a standard CD with CD-ROM content. The result was graphics that Oldfield
The Songs of Distant Earth (album)
The_Songs_of_Distant_Earth_(album)
Sound card for PCs
needed] Also on AWE32 was a Panasonic/Sony/Mitsumi CD-ROM interface (to support proprietary non-ATAPI CD-ROM drives), the Wave Blaster header and two 30-pin
Sound_Blaster_AWE32
Peripheral for the Atari Jaguar video game console
The Atari Jaguar CD is a CD-ROM peripheral for the Atari Jaguar video game console. Only 13 games were released for the Jaguar CD. However, previously
Atari_Jaguar_CD
Digital library of Tufts University
library, but rather more a CD-ROM of primary readings published with various additional information. A second version of the CD-ROM came in 1996 in the form
Perseus_Digital_Library
Software means of causing computer hardware damage
tell the difference between CD-ROM and CD-RW drives. Most CD-ROM drives dependably return an error for the unsupported CD-RW command, but the faulty drives
Killer_poke
Former American music magazine
Publishing, UK. Joseph's CD-ROM editions of Blender also featured the first forms of digital advertising. Felix Dennis published 15 digital CD issues, and launched
Blender_(magazine)
First advanced learner's dictionary of English
ISBN 0194311104, 9780194311106 Fifth edition first published in 1995 (65 impressions) CD-ROM edition (1997-05-01, ISBN 0-19-431469-3, 978-0-194-31469-5): includes 63
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_Dictionary
1991 video game
developed by Laser Soft and published by Telenet Japan for the PC Engine CD-ROM². A vastly different version titled Super Valis IV was published in Japan
Valis_IV
CD-based format used for storing uncompressed photos
conform to the CD-ROM XA and CD-i Bridge specifications as well. They were intended to play on CD-i players, Photo CD players (Apple's PowerCD for example)
Photo_CD
Special variety of compact discs
usually made for marketing purposes and are properly read by most CD-ROM drives (and audio CD players, although custom-shaped CDs tend to contain less data)
Shaped_compact_disc
Disc copy protection circumvention
required CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. This act is a form of software cracking. No-CD cracks specific to a variety of games and other software distributed on CD-ROM or
No-disc_crack
Dutch series of monthly warez CD-ROMs and DVDs
Twilight was a Dutch series of monthly warez CD-ROMs and DVDs. The series ran from early 1996 until June 16, 2001. In 2003, "B.G." (full name undisclosed)
Twilight_(warez)
Japanese video game magazine
produced a number of discs, which could be played on a PC Engine with the CD-ROM² addon. The first disc is notable for including two homebrew games, which
PC_Engine_Fan
1989 video game
SimLife for PC, Mac and Amiga. In 1994, a DOS-compatible "SimCity: Enhanced CD-ROM" version was released by Interplay Productions, which included new 256-color
SimCity_(1989_video_game)
simply Panasonic, is a proprietary computer interface for connecting a CD-ROM drive to an IBM PC compatible computer. It was used briefly in the early
Panasonic_CD_interface
Video game
Vacation CD-ROM". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2026. "Barbie Beauty Boutique CD-ROM". AllGame
List_of_Barbie_video_games
Fortress Macross 2036 (PC Engine CD-ROM²) (超時空要塞マクロス2036, Chō Jikū Yōsai Makurosu 2036), Masaya/Nippon Computer System, CD-ROM A 2D sidescrolling shooter released
List_of_Macross_video_games
CD standard for storing still pictures and motion video
through CD-ROM drives, while CD-i players can use the CD-i program to read bridge discs as well (hence the "bridge" status between CD-ROMs and CD-i discs)
White_Book_(CD_standard)
Data dump from a ROM chip
A ROM image, ROM file, or simply ROM is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge
ROM_image
Japanese personal computer
1994. To boot the system from CD-ROM, the FM TOWNS has a "hidden C:" ROM drive in which a minimum MS-DOS system, CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX.EXE are installed
FM_Towns
in which case the audio may stop, or skip as before. In a computer, a CD-ROM drive is governed by the program controlling it. In most cases, the BIOS
Skip_(audio_playback)
Electronic device that plays audio compact discs
audio-grade CD players. CD playback functionality is also available on CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive-equipped computers as well as on DVD players and most optical
CD_player
Data contained in a compact disc in addition to digital audio or user data
subchannel data (called control bytes in the CD-ROM specification) is data contained in a compact disc (CD) in addition to digital audio or user data,
Compact_Disc_subcode
1994 studio album by the Rolling Stones
Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list. An interactive CD-ROM titled Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge CD ROM was published by GTE Interactive Media in 1995, to
Voodoo_Lounge
Publisher of educational and reference books
Academic American Encyclopedia (1980), and numerous incarnations of a CD-ROM encyclopedia (1986–2003). As an educational publishing company Grolier was
Grolier
Sony's portable CD player
played CD-i format discs. CD-ROM Discman, both Sony and Panasonic released portable CD players with a PCMCIA card connector for use as an external CD-ROM drive
Discman
Optical disc file system standard
Group (formed in 1990 by many CD-ROM and CD-WO hardware and media manufacturers, CD-ROM data publishers, users of CD-ROMs, and major computer companies)
ISO_13490
1999 video game
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland was also released as a Sesame Street CD-ROM game for home computers. The game was published by Mattel Media in October
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (video game)
The_Adventures_of_Elmo_in_Grouchland_(video_game)
Standard for CDs containing both audio and computer data
systems equipped with a CD-ROM drive, or by special “Enhanced CD players”. The second session of a E-CD contains one track in CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 1 format
Blue_Book_(CD_standard)
Write once computer memory
the contents are then permanent. A PROM is one type of read-only memory (ROM). PROMs are usually used in digital electronic devices to store low level
Programmable_ROM
1989 video game
developed by Alfa System and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine CD-ROM². It combines enhanced versions of Ys I (1987) and Ys II (1988), originally
Ys_I_&_II
1996 video game
The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is a 1996 video game based on The Muppets franchise produced by Starwave for Windows. The title is a play on Intel's
Muppets_Inside
Series of laptops by IBM
1994, was the first notebook on the market with an internal full-sized CD-ROM drive. The ThinkPad 755 series was the top-selling laptop for much of 1994
ThinkPad_755
Fourth-generation video game console
combines the capabilities of the TurboGrafx-16 and its CD-ROM drive add-on, the TurboGrafx-CD, into a single, redesigned unit. Initially test-marketed
TurboDuo
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