Philips first introduced the CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) in 1991, priced at a whopping $700. It was “capable of playing interactive CD-i discs, Audio CDs, CD+G (CD+Graphics), Karaoke CDs, and Video CDs (VCDs)”. This unit featured a 16-bit 68070 CISC Chip (68000 core), 1.5 MB of Main RAM, and a 1x-speed CD-ROM drive. Continue reading for a commercial.

Philips first introduced the CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) in 1991, priced at a whopping $700. It was “capable of playing interactive CD-i discs, Audio CDs, CD+G (CD+Graphics), Karaoke CDs, and Video CDs (VCDs)”. This unit featured a 16-bit 68070 CISC Chip (68000 core), 1.5 MB of Main RAM, and a 1x-speed CD-ROM drive. Continue reading for a commercial.

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