CD-i

Updated: 10/01/2023 by Computer Hope
compact disc-interactive

Short for Compact Disc-interactive, CD-i is a CD (Compact Disc) format and product specified in 1986. A CD-i player contains all the necessary components (CPU, memory, and operating system) to play the CD. The CD-i can store 19 hours of audio, 7,500 still images and 72 minutes of fullscreen video.

Today, the CD-i technology is only found in education and training locations and was discontinued in 1998.

What is the Green Book?

A Green Book formally known as "CD-i Full Functional Specification" is the CD-i book of standards.The book contained the specifications of the Motorolla 68000 microprocessor and the CD-RTOS (Compact Disc-Real Time Operating System).

CD terms, Computer abbreviations, Obsolete