Rudy
August 17th 07, 01:43 PM
CD exists 25 years
Amsterdam, aug 17th, 2007
in 1979, a Philips / Sony team of scientists (in a 60/40 % joint venture)
started the development of a follow up medium for compact cassette & vinyl.
The Compact Disc resulting had a 74 minute capacity, *so that Beethoven's
9th
Symphony would fit*. The first commercially released CD, august 17th, 1982,
was
'The Visitors' by ABBA. Commercial success of the format started in 1985,
with Dire Straits released on CD.
Reporter.
Amsterdam, aug 17th, 2007
in 1979, a Philips / Sony team of scientists (in a 60/40 % joint venture)
started the development of a follow up medium for compact cassette & vinyl.
The Compact Disc resulting had a 74 minute capacity, *so that Beethoven's
9th
Symphony would fit*. The first commercially released CD, august 17th, 1982,
was
'The Visitors' by ABBA. Commercial success of the format started in 1985,
with Dire Straits released on CD.
Reporter.