CD ROMs

Nineties software carriers

CD ROMs are compact discs containing read-only data—software, games, encyclopedias, or other digital content that could be read but not modified or erased.

The format dominated software distribution in the 1990s before being displaced by DVDs and digital downloads.

The game came on four CD ROMs.

Related

read-only · encyclopedia · laser disc · compact disc · disc drive · data · 90s · jewel case · shareware · free trial · memory · digital · floppy disk · DVD drive · Blu-ray · capacity · Blu-ray drive · spinning up

Opposites
storage medium technology

CD ROMscloud storage

Online data preservation service

streaming services · flash drives · solid-state drives · SSDs · punch cards

data access method

CD ROMscloud storage

Online data preservation service

streaming services · digital downloads · streaming · Dropbox · Google Drive

technological era

CD ROMsstreaming

Real-time digital delivery

cloud computing · app stores · digital distribution

Family

CD, ROM, CDs, ROMs, CD ROM

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G