CD-ROM
Videos
A CD-ROM is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read, but not write or erase. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both computer
A CD-ROM in the tray of a partially open CD-ROM drive.
A CD-ROM can easily store the entirety of a paper encyclopedia's words and images, plus audio & video clips.
A view of a CD-ROM drive's disassembled laser system
The laser system of a CD-ROM drive
CD player
Videos
A CD player is an electronic device that plays audio compact discs, which are a digital optical disc data storage format. CD players were first sold to consumers in 1982. CDs typically contain recordi
A portable CD player
Sony CDP-101 from 1982, the first commercially released CD player for consumers
Philips CD100 from 1983, the first commercially released CD player in the USA and Europe
This disc is highly corroded. The error correction cannot correct all errors. Two minutes can be played, however.