Thor-CD

Thor-CD was a re-recordable CD format proposed in 1988 by Tandy.[1]

Several years before recordable compact discs were introduced, Tandy Corporation announced a similar CD format named Thor-CD,[2] but after being pushed back for several years, it was finally cancelled due to steep manufacturing costs.[3]

At the time Tandy proposed the new format, CDs were mostly used for digital music, but not for other digital data. Tandy aimed to change this with its new format.

However, the introduction of the CD-ROM format, which was incompatible with Tandy's proposal, all but killed Tandy's product.

See also

References
  1. Lazzareschi, Carla (22 April 1988). "Tandy Develops a Compact Disc That's Erasable". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. Fasoldt, Al (1988). "Why Tandy's recordable CD is a breakthrough even if it never makes it to the market". Retrieved 2006-03-06.
  3. Hayes, Thomas C. (27 October 1992). "Tandy Ventures Into the Unknown". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018. Its foray into compact digital recorders with a product known as Thor-CD fizzled because manufacturing costs were too steep.


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