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The CD Turns 25 Today

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the getting-old dept.

netbuzz writes "Seems like only yesterday to those of us of a certain age, but the CD turns 25 today. Philips, maker of the first CD on Aug. 17, 1982, estimates that more than 200 billion have been sold since. The younger set might have trouble appreciating the difference in auditory quality that the compact disc represented over vinyl or cassette tapes (some have probably never even seen a record). And all but true trivia buffs will have trouble coming up with the name of the artist on that first disc."

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  1. Happy Birthday! by Kranfer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Happy Birthday Compact Disc! Now wheres my isolinear optical chip I was promised by Star Trek?!?!?!

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    1. Re:Happy Birthday! by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm still waiting for my dilithium crystal powered car.

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  2. What a sad begining... by bbernard · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't believe the artist that was first recorded on CD. What, were the Bee Gees unavailable? And now I've got one of their damn songs going through my head. Damn you first CD trivia!

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  3. Re:cue the... by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cue the vinyl fanatics who will whine about how "warm" their vinyls sound

    Don't worry. I think I've managed to kill tham all.

  4. Re:The First Discs Were Not ABBA by Bazman · · Score: 3, Funny

    ABBA (whats the Unicode for a backwards 'B'?) were just first in alphabetical order, because popular beat combo Aaron's Aardvarks hadn't formed yet. And still haven't.

  5. Re:The First Discs Were Not ABBA by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    1st cd microwaved: AOL

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