alt Hacker NewsCDs were invented jointly by Philips and Sony and then sold successfully to the public. By 1991, they had overtaken cassette tape sales
CDs were invented jointly by Philips and Sony and then sold successfully to the public. By 1991, they had overtaken cassette tape sales
Nope [1]. Starting in the 70's, with:
> However, like many ideas far ahead of their time, the CD-ROM found few interested investors at first.
And then in 1975:
> Philips Electronics representatives visited Russell’s Battelle lab in the summer of 1975, and they discounted the entire premise of his work.
[1] http://www.computer-timeline.com/timeline/james-russel-compa...