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CD-i

The Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I, later CD-i) is a digital optical disc data storage format as well as a hardware platform, co-developed and marketed by Dutch company Philips and Japanese company Sony. 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…

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Commercial software

PolyGramLos AngelesBoard gamesConnect FourPCs
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Player models

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Reception and market performance

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Specifications

MicrosoftSeattleBill GatesOS-9CD-ROM XA
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Capacity
Up to 744 MB
Developed by
Philips, Sony
Discontinued
June 20, 1999 (1999-06-20)
Encoding
Various
Extended from
Compact disc
Media type
Optical disc

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Specifications

Commercial software

Player models

TeleCD-i and CD-MATICS

CD-Online

Reception and market performance

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CD-i

Nodes164
Edges163
Triples248
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
Components1

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CD-i

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related to Reception and market performance · 33
CD-i → Amid, Another, At, CD, CD-ROM, Christmas, Commodore CDTV, Digital Video Interactive, DVI, Electronic Arts, FMV, Gaston Bastiaens, However, IBM PC/AT, If, In, Industry, Japan, June, Meanwhile
related to Specifications · 33
CD-i → CD, CD-DA, CD-i Full Functional Specification, CD-i's, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-RTOS, CDs, Compact, Compact Disc-Interactive, Compared, Development, Form, Green Book CD-i, However, ISO, March, Message, Microsoft's CD-ROM Conference, Microsoft's CEO Bill Gates
related to Other manufacturers · 32
CD-i → Bang, BeoCenter AV5, CD-i PCI, Digital Video SystemsGrundigGoldStar, GDI-700, GoldStar, GPS, I2m, In, Intelligent Discman, International Interactive Media, Japan, Japanese, Kyocera, LCD, LG Electronics, Magnavox, Manna Space, Maspro Denkoh, MemorexNippon Broadcasting System
related to Legacy · 24
CD-i → Although, Argonaut Software, Bomico Entertainment Software, By, CD-ROM, Cor Boonstra, French, German, However, Infogrames, June, Laguna Video Games, Nintendo, Philips, Philips Media, Plans, Polygram, Softmachine, Solar Crusade, Super NES
related to CD-Online · 22
CD-i → Andy Stout, August, Belgium, Britain, British CD-Online, CD-Online, DV, Internet, Internet Starter Kit, It, March, Netherlands, October, Philips, The, The CD-Online, The Dutch, This, TV, UK
related to Player models · 21
CD-i → Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, European Eastern Bloc, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, It, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Shortly, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom
related to Commercial software · 19
CD-i → ABCD-I, AIM, American Interactive Media, Balboa Runtime Libraries, By, Connect Four, Early, Europe, However, Los Angeles, MediaMogul, MS-DOS, Much, OptImage, PCs, Philips, Philips Interactive Media, PolyGram, Script Systems
related to TeleCD-i and CD-MATICS · 13
CD-i → Albert Heijn, Amsterdam-based CDMATICS, CDMATICS, Dutch, In, Internet, Neckermann, Philips, Philips TeleCD-i Assistant, PSTN, Recognizing, TeleCD, TeleCD-i
related to Philips models · 8
CD-i → In, Kyocera, Magnavox, Philips, Philips Interactive Media Systems, The, United States, VARs
related to Sales · 7
CD-i → December, In, In October, Netherlands, Philips, The Wall Street Journal, US

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philips released video format players games system cd-rom cd software player also game digital sony interactive media including titles multimedia

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CD-iCapacityUp to 744 MB1.00infobox
CD-iDeveloped byPhilips, Sony1.00infobox
CD-iDiscontinuedJune 20, 1999 (1999-06-20)1.00infobox
CD-iEncodingVarious1.00infobox
CD-iExtended fromCompact disc1.00infobox
CD-iMedia typeOptical disc1.00infobox
CD-iReleasedJuly 27, 1990 (1990-07-27)1.00infobox
CD-iStandardGreen Book1.00infobox
CD-iUsageAudio, video and data storage1.00infobox
Connect Fourinstance ofmany of which were adaptations of board games0.80text
the 310instance ofPortable players0.80text
350instance ofPortable players0.80text

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