1984 "CompuVision" computer store display CED videodisc

Right before RCA gave up on the CED format there were a few non-consumer applications in the works for it. This super-rare disc was demonstrated at the Spring 1984 Comdex Show in Atlanta as a prototype kiosk for computer stores to show promo material, using the random-access SJT-400 player controlled with a Commodore 64 computer. RCA announced discontinuation of the players soon after that so this never went any further.

Apple products begin at 15:31

Number stamped on this disc is 76476-60407, and I'm told this was the last in a series of seven discs made for a company called Compuvision. The disc I got had been stuck inside a player for at least 25 years- the cover was missing (I sacrificed a duplicate to keep it in) and one side was damaged almost beyond playability, luckily the same thing was on both sides and this side played relatively well.

• Category

  • Entertainment

• License

  • Standard YouTube License