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CD-i FAQ 2000 Edition Revised February 21, 2001
Latest version and more CD-i info: http://www.icdia.org
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0. About this CD-i FAQ
0.1 What's the goal of this CD-i FAQ?
This FAQ has been written in early 2000 to answer most of the questions that are still being
asked by a lot of people about the Compact Disc Interactive system. There are other sites and
FAQ lists about CD-i available on the web, but most of them are incomplete or even contain
inaccurate information. This FAQ tries to clear up most of the myths about CD-i that go around.
Furthermore, it is a tribute to what I feel is the most important new technology that was ever
introduced onto the multimedia market.
0.2 Who wrote it and who maintains it?
This CD-i FAQ was written and is maintained by Jorg Kennis. Jorg, who is currently studying
interactive technologies in The Netherlands, closely followed the CD-i development process
during the late 80s and 90s and was actively involved in demonstrating the system for Philips in
The Netherlands in the early 90s. Furthermore, he wrote articles about CD-i for various
magazines and web sites, he created CD-i software and he wrote evaluations and
recommendations for Philips' new CD-i hardware and software products. Today, Jorg maintains
all activities of the New International CD-i Association at www.icdia.org, continuing support to
the thousands of active CD-i users and developers.
0.3 Who helped along the sidelines?
This CD-i FAQ could never have been written if it weren't for dozens of people who shared their
knowledge with me over the past years. Of course there were the guys and girls at Philips
Interactive Media Systems in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, who introduced me to the system.
Among them were Gerard Smelt, Frans Speijer, Peer Custers, Loek Sanders and many others.
And then of course there are two close friends of me, Stefan Peters and Wouter Robers, which
whom I discovered nearly all of CD-i's great features in the early years. Over the years, I met a lot
of other passionated CD-i enthousiasts, who shared my love for the system. We mainly used the
Internet to discuss the system and its features. Among those guys were Bo Raun Nielsen from
Denmark and Stephane Cazat from France. This FAQ was also inspirated by an early version of
the CD-i FAQ once made by Erik Eiselstadt, and the CD-i FAQs from Philips Interactive Media of
America and the International CD-i Association. My warm thanks to all of you!!
0.4 How can I contact the author?
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
[e-mail]. Please refer to the contact page at the New International CD-i
Association website at www.icdia.org for more information on how to reach me by other
means such as fax or ICQ.
0.5 What's the official status of this FAQ?
There is none! This FAQ is entirely non-official. It is not endorsed nor supported by Philips or any
other company. All of the opinions mentioned in the FAQ are solely mine. I do not garantee
correctness, nor will I be responsible for any consequences occured from the usage of
information in this FAQ. Although this FAQ is mirrored at various locations within the Philips web
site (such as at Philips System Standards & Licensing), the latest version can always be found on
my web site at www.icdia.org/faq/. Look for the revision date on the FAQ index page.