Compact Disc
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Usage | Audio and data storage |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Typically up to 700 MiB (up to 80 minutes audio) |
| Released | 1 October 1982 |
| Japan | |
| March 1983 | |
| Europe | |
| North America | |
| Standard | Rainbow Books |
| Media type | Optical disc |
| Developed by | Philips |
| Sony Corporation | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 813376 |
About Compact Disc
Compact disc is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data.