The Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) is an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. This category of device was created to provide more functionality than an audio CD player or game console, but at a lower price than a personal computer with a CD-ROM drive at the time. The cost savings were due to the lack of a hard drive, floppy drive, keyboard, mouse, monitor (a standard television is used), and less operating system software.
In addition to games, educational and multimedia reference titles were produced, such as interactive encyclopedias, museum tours, etc., which were popular before public Internet access was widespread. Competitors included the Tandy VIS and Commodore CDTV.
CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard used by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book, which was developed by Philips and Sony (not to be confused with MMCD, the pre-DVD format also co-developed by Philips and Sony). Work on the CD-i began in 1984 and it was first publicly announced in 1986. The first Philips CD-i player, released in 1991 and initially priced around US$700, was capable of playing interactive CD-i discs, Audio CDs, CD+G (CD+Graphics), Karaoke CDs, Photo CDs and Video CDs (VCDs), though the latter required an optional "Digital Video Card" to provide MPEG-1 decoding.
Catechol 1,2- dioxygenase (EC1.13.11.1, 1,2-CTD, catechol-oxygen 1,2-oxidoreductase, 1,2-pyrocatechase, catechase, catechol 1,2-oxygenase, catechol dioxygenase, pyrocatechase, pyrocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase, CD I, CD II) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative ring cleavage of catechol to form cis,cis-muconic acid:
More specifically, 1,2-CTD is an intradiol dioxygenase, a family of catechol dioxygenases that cleaves the bond between the phenolic hydroxyl groups of catechol using an Fe3+ cofactor.
In the late ’70s, Sony helped create the CD-ROM format, so naturally the firm leaned on its expansive storage space and cheaper production cost to widen the playing field for video game developers.
... the giant 1991Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Nintendo immediately revealed that it was in fact cancelling the deal and would instead partner with Philips to produce its SNES-based CD add-on.
It’s galling to have to pass over the brief mention of a fascinating curio like the Philips CD-i Tetris, with its spaced-out New Age vibes and impeccable 1992 screensaver aesthetic, without getting to see it in action, never mind play it ... ....
Always the damsel, never the conquering hero ... For games in the series, however, Zelda has never really been the go-to guy, er, girl ... And for those of you with the memory of an elephant, Zelda’s Adventure for the Philips CD-i does not count ... It. Never.
Woot is selling the just-released The Legend of Zelda...Link's Awakening, among others ... This is the first game in the franchise that lets you control the titular princess (no I’m not counting the ancient Philips CD-i title.) This isn’t just a skin swap.
Dutch firm Philips co-created the CD ... And it is Dutch firm Philips that is partly responsible for the introduction of the compact disc ... Dutch firm Philips that is partly responsible for the introduction of the compact disc.
The first compact disc (CD) player hit the market and changed the way people listened to music.PhilipsModelCD100... The CD was developed as a collaboration between Philips and Sony, and the first CD ...
One such commission was for one of the label's esteemed Canadian composers, Martin Arnold, to write a CD-length piece for renowned pianist PhilipThomas who had recently recorded the much acclaimed five-CD box set of Morton Feldman compositions.
Arzette ...Inspired directly by a pair of infamously bad Zelda games for the Philips CD-i, this fresh interpretation carries much of the same pseudo-bootleg energy that fans have come to love over time.
