{"id":137,"date":"2023-10-24T14:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computerrepairkb.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2023-11-06T21:13:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T21:13:26","slug":"in-1994-bill-gates-did-this-to-show-how-much-information-a-cd-rom-could-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defragg.com\/in-1994-bill-gates-did-this-to-show-how-much-information-a-cd-rom-could-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Did This to Show How Much Info a CD-ROM Could Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1994, the CD-ROM was not mainstream yet. Bill Gates, wanting to show how useful they could be, took this now. infamous photo of him sitting on a stack of papers high above a forest below with a CD-ROM in hand.<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/p>\n

At the time this photo was taken, the CD-ROM was a relatively new technology that could store a significant amount of data compared to the floppy disks that were commonly used. A single CD-ROM could hold about 650 megabytes of data, which is equivalent to roughly 500,000 pages of text.<\/p>\n

The stacks of paper in the photo were meant to represent the amount of printed material that could be stored on a single CD-ROM, visually demonstrating the vast storage capabilities of this new digital medium.<\/p>\n

This photograph was part of a broader effort by Microsoft and other tech companies to educate the public and promote the adoption of new digital storage solutions. It was a time of rapid technological advancement and transition from analog to digital media, and the CD-ROM played a crucial role in that shift.<\/p>\n

The image effectively communicated the benefits of CD-ROM technology, helping people to understand the potential of digital storage and paving the way for the widespread adoption of CDs and, later on, other digital storage formats.<\/p>\n

Bill Gates stated that, “This CD-ROM can hold more information than all the paper that’s here below me”.<\/p>\n

A year later, Windows 95 was released on the CD-ROM marking the start of a new era in computing.<\/p>\n

Please share any memories you have about the first time you used a CD-ROM in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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