ABSTRACT
Compact disc-interactive (CD-i) is a unique, proprietary system developed by Philips for the purpose of creating a consumer product that would allow digital interactivity programs such as games, educational programs, and so on to be accessed on a television set. The CD-i player was designed by Philips and is built by both Philips and Goldstar Electronics. The late 1980s saw a quest for a consumer-targeted computer book that would feature video, text, graphics, and sound elements in a compact package read from a disc format. Though the CD-i player was designed as a consumer product, it contains a relatively powerful computer using a proprietary operating system called compact disc-RTOS to manipulate elements of the software producing real-time interactivity. The player works by inserting the programmed CD-i disc and using a remote control with buttons and a small joystick to interact with the movable screen cursor.
