{"id":10638,"date":"2025-11-06T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=10638"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:03:50","slug":"advertising-cd-rom-games-and-interactive-films","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/articles\/advertising-cd-rom-games-and-interactive-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Advertising CD-ROM games and interactive films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p>With around 6 million CD-ROM drives by the beginning of 1994 (double the amount of the beginning of 1993, see Glenn 2014), and the growth, since the 1970s of personal computers (PCs) in households, it is no surprise that CD-ROM sales reached 6 billion dollars in 1993 (idem, p. 185). Magazines such as <em>CD-ROM Today<\/em> (in the USA) played an important role in advertising CD-ROMs in their various formats to consumers in the 1990s. As we will see, some technologies used by CD-ROMs in the 1990s have stuck, others have resurfaced in other technological forms nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;This blogpost will look at some advertising trends and how CD-ROMs, multimedia upgrade kits, and especially CD-ROM games, were advertised in two magazines (retrieved from the Internet Archive) in the 1990s: <em>CD-ROM Today<\/em> (USA) and <em>CD-ROM Magazine<\/em> (France).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"magazine-adverts-magazine-subscriptions-and-free-cd-roms\"\n    >\nMagazine adverts, magazine subscriptions, and free CD-ROMs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the 1990s, magazines had advertising for CD-ROMs in many ways. Firstly, one and two-page advertisements (mostly for CD-ROM video games) can be found throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CDROMToday\/CD-ROM%20Today%20Issue%201%20%28Summer%201993%29\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>CD-ROM Today<\/em> magazine collection available on the Internet Archive<\/a>, especially in later issues. Advertisements come in other forms too, for instance indirectly through reviews of games, which dominate the latter pages of these magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These magazines had special offers for subscriptions. Some magazines offered free CD-ROMs packed with shareware and demos for the latest games (see image below) with their subscriptions, while others proposed discounts on upcoming issues. Demos for CD-ROM games were advertisements in themselves, allowing people to try limited versions of games before buying the full versions. Shareware operated on a similar principle (with such shareware collections still being preserved on the Internet Archive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"CD-ROM Magazine\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093250\/CD-from-CD-Magazine-4_3.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093250\/CD-from-CD-Magazine-4_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093250\/CD-from-CD-Magazine-4_3-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093250\/CD-from-CD-Magazine-4_3-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093250\/CD-from-CD-Magazine-4_3.jpg 1472w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 75%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            A CD from CD-ROM Magazine (October 1998) containing several game demos and shareware.        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Advertisment in CD Magazine\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093716\/Advertisment-in-CD-Magazine-upscale.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093716\/Advertisment-in-CD-Magazine-upscale-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093716\/Advertisment-in-CD-Magazine-upscale.png 456w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 75%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            An advertisement in CD-ROM magazine (May 1997) for the subscription and its benefits        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"multimedia-upgrade-kits\"\n    >\nMultimedia upgrade kits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1993 editions of the US-based <em>CD-ROM Today<\/em>, several adverts (such as those below) promoted the idea of multimedia upgrade kits to people. With these multimedia upgrade kits, people would spend several hundred dollars to acquire the latest technology and equipment (cases, CD-ROM players, etc.), and keep up with the quickly evolving computer hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Advertisements for a multimedia upgrade kit (CD-ROM Today)\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093941\/Advertisement-upgrade-kit-1-jpeg.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093941\/Advertisement-upgrade-kit-1-jpeg-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06093941\/Advertisement-upgrade-kit-1-jpeg.jpg 757w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/4; object-fit: contain; width: 75%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            Advertisements for a multimedia upgrade kit (CD-ROM Today, Issue 2 and 3, 1993)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Advertisements for a multimedia upgrade kit (CD-ROM Today)\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094024\/Advertisement-upgrade-kit-2-jpeg.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094024\/Advertisement-upgrade-kit-2-jpeg-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094024\/Advertisement-upgrade-kit-2-jpeg.jpg 742w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/4; object-fit: contain; width: 75%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that these upgrade kits were not advertised at all in the 1995 editions of the same magazine brings forward questions: did they not sell or on contrary sell enough? Did technology change too fast to make such investments worthwhile? According to Glenn (2014, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> edition, p. 179), multimedia was indeed a craze in the 1990s, and the number of people with CD-ROM disc drives doubled (from 3 million to 6 million) from 1993 to 1994. Perhaps this is the reason why the number of adverts for multimedia kits fell: there was less demand for them by this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"video-games-on-cd-roms-the-usual\"\n    >\nVideo Games on CD-ROMs, the usual?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CD-ROMs, and much of their advertising in the 1990s in these magazines, centred around video games. However, the term video games is a very broad one, as lots of different genres co-exist. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Advertisement for the CD-ROM video game \u201cMegaRace\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 6, 1994)\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094226\/Advertisement-Mega-race-copy.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094226\/Advertisement-Mega-race-copy-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094226\/Advertisement-Mega-race-copy.jpg 755w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/4; object-fit: cover; width: 50%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            Advertisement for the CD-ROM video game \u201cMegaRace\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 6, 1994)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Advertisement for a collection of educational CD-ROMs (CD-ROM Today, Issue 3)\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094742\/Advertisement-educational-CE-ROMs-copy.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094742\/Advertisement-educational-CE-ROMs-copy-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094742\/Advertisement-educational-CE-ROMs-copy-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094742\/Advertisement-educational-CE-ROMs-copy-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06094742\/Advertisement-educational-CE-ROMs-copy.jpg 1122w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            Advertisement for a collection of educational CD-ROMs (CD-ROM Today, Issue 3)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsurprisingly perhaps, many CD-ROM video games catered to the militaristic, action, fighting style video games, such as <em>Seawolf <\/em>or <em>Pacific<\/em>, emphasising strategy or historical setting. Science-Fiction was also a prominent genre of CD-ROM games advertised in these magazines in the 1990s. Some, like <em>Ships of Steel, Men of Iron: Jutland <\/em>and <em>MegaRace: Win or Die <\/em>(see image below) played on the idea of the tough, strong, alpha male. <em>MegaRace: Win or Die, <\/em>in particular, stands out. The wide eyes and facial expression of the man, the bold, big writing, the rebellious nature that the advert gives off, and the tagline \u201cAre you a girlie man or a Megaracer?\u201d all stand out and heavily cater to a male audience. Whether such an advert \u2013 with its language, and all &#8211; would be printed today is a question worth thinking about, as is what such an advert says about perceptions within gaming at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CD-ROMs targeted at children (and therefore, also at parents) were heavily advertised too, such as <em>Putt Putt Joins the Parade <\/em>and a selection of educational CD-ROMs as those shown above.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Advertisement for the interactive CD-ROM film \u201cDracula: Unleashed\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 2, 1993)\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095003\/Advertisement-Dracula-copy.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095003\/Advertisement-Dracula-copy-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095003\/Advertisement-Dracula-copy-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095003\/Advertisement-Dracula-copy-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095003\/Advertisement-Dracula-copy.jpg 1160w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/4; object-fit: cover; width: 75%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            Advertisement for the interactive CD-ROM film \u201cDracula: Unleashed\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 2, 1993)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"interactive-films\"\n    >\nInteractive Films<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When <em>Black Mirror: Bandersnatch <\/em>(2018) &#8211; a hugely popular interactive film which allowed users to control what happened based on choices they made \u2013 was announced to be removed from Netflix in May 2025, fans were in uproar that such a groundbreaking piece of entertainment would be removed (Husain, 2025). However, how new and groundbreaking was it? In reality, the idea of an interactive film was already a craze in the 1990s, with interactive movies on CD-ROM, like <em>Dracula: Unleashed<\/em> (see image below). Interactive movies were also advertised and popular at the time on CD-ROM and played on PC and on Mac.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-religious-experience\"\n    >\nA religious experience&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting observation on the themes and patterns of some advertisements in these CD-ROM adverts is related to the religious theme: specifically, Christianity. It is noteworthy that these Christian-themed adverts were found in magazines that were printed and distributed in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adverts such as the double paged for <em>Theme Park <\/em>(1994, see image below) and the one for <em>NEXT <\/em>(see also below) bring forth an interesting discussion point, that might be worth investigating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second advert (\u201cThis is a Bible. So is this\u201d) is of interest, as it brings the idea of video games as more than just pastime \u2013 but a passion, even a religion \u2013 into light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095239\/Advertisement-Theme-park-copy.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095239\/Advertisement-Theme-park-copy-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095239\/Advertisement-Theme-park-copy-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095239\/Advertisement-Theme-park-copy-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095239\/Advertisement-Theme-park-copy.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            A double-paged advert for the CD-ROM video game \u201cTheme Park\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 6, 1994)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"A double-paged advert for the CD-ROM magazine \u201cNext\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 11, 1995)\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095308\/Advertisement-Next-copy.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095308\/Advertisement-Next-copy-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095308\/Advertisement-Next-copy-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095308\/Advertisement-Next-copy-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/06095308\/Advertisement-Next-copy.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            A double-paged advert for the CD-ROM magazine \u201cNext\u201d (CD-ROM Today, Issue 11, 1995)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"references\"\n    >\nReferences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>William D. Glenn, <em>Compact Disc \u2013 Read Only Memory, <\/em>in August E. Grant, Ashley J. Bennington, <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.lu\/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=4PLJCgAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PA179&amp;dq=%221983%22+philips+sony+CD-ROM&amp;ots=X5sI1fZY47&amp;sig=hsxDvv75R7YvxC2UggSQPetSyN4&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q=%221983%22%20philips%20sony%20CD-ROM&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Communication Technology Update<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(2014), 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zainab Husain, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch\u2019 is leaving Netflix forever &#8211; Here\u2019s why that matters,<em> Gulf News, <\/em>12 May 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/entertainment\/black-mirror-bandersnatch-is-leaving-netflix-forever-heres-why-that-matters-1.500124600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/entertainment\/black-mirror-bandersnatch-is-leaving-netflix-forever-heres-why-that-matters-1.500124600<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travis Sharrow, <em>CD-ROMs: Are They Still Relevant or Obsolete in the Digital Age? <\/em>(2025) (accessed 21 September via <a href=\"https:\/\/softhandtech.com\/are-cd-roms-obsolete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/softhandtech.com\/are-cd-roms-obsolete\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CD-ROM Today collection, Internet Archive [accessed 29 October 2025 via <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CDROMToday\/CD-ROM%20Today%20Issue%201%20%28Summer%201993%29\/mode\/2up?view=theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CDROMToday\/CD-ROM%20Today%20Issue%201%20%28Summer%201993%29\/mode\/2up?view=theater<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"py-48 first:pt-0 last:pb-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-list\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"    >\nAuthor(s)<\/h3>\n\n<p>Magnus Chan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-section\">\n    <div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n        \n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"research-project\"\n    >\nResearch project<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover quick-link-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/research-projects\/cd-hist\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    A history of the CD-ROM (CD-Hist)                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An analysis of how CD-ROMs were advertised in two magazines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":10639,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":{"x":0.5,"y":0.51},"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"articles-category":[],"articles-topic":[403],"organisation":[222,221],"authorship":[57],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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