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54,986 items

A compact disc (compact disc), nowadays called CD, is an optical disc that was originally used for the storage of music, but has also been used for storage of other types of data a few years after its introduction. More

A compact disc (compact disc), nowadays called a CD, in the early days also called a compact disc, is an optical disc that was originally used for the storage of music, but which has been used for storage of other types of data a few years after its introduction. deployed such as the CD-ROM and CD-Video (DVD). The CD system was jointly developed by Philips and Sony/CBS . The world's first CD was produced on August 17, 1982 by the Philips division "Polygram" in Langenhagen. The introduction of the first players took place in Japan in October 1982. The rest of the world followed in March 1983. In 1986 the CD-ROM ('rom' stands for 'read-only memory') was introduced. The CD-ROM, which contains data, is used exclusively in computers. In 1988 the CD-r(ecordable) was introduced, a disc that can be written on by a user (so-called 'burning').

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Number of vinyl records and cds

54,986

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Oldest item

Pictures at an Exhibition (1972)