By studying the history of the CD-ROM, a research team from the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), research centre at the University of Luxembourg, will show how this technology, which peaked in the 1990s, had a lasting impact on digitalisation, media and interactivity, and more generally on culture, the arts, society and the economy.
The CD-ROM is a clear early example of the convergence between media and information technology, a key milestone in digital storage and a step on the path towards digitalisation. It enabled the widespread dissemination of large volumes of data and multimedia content, including software, games and educational resources. ...
