Multimedia

Multimedia refers to the collection of data including text, graphics, images, audio and video, or any system for processing or interacting with such data. Multimedia often includes hypertext links or related concepts.
==Description==
This term was once almost synonymous with CD-ROM in the personal computer world because the large amounts of data involved were best supplied on CDs. DVDs and broadband Internet connections have now largely replaced CDs as the means of delivery.
A "" typically includes software for playing DVD video, 5.1 audio hardware and can display video on a television. It may also include a television receiver and software to record broadcast television to disk and play it back. The Multimedia Personal Computer (MPC) standard was an attempt to improve compatibility between such systems.. 1994-12-02.
==References==
==External links==
*Multimedia PC Working Group official page
*The History and Development of Multimedia by Craig Barabash and Janice Kyllo at the University of Calgary
*The History of Multimedia (PDF) by Britney Lewis at Stevens High School (2008-08-26)
* at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*QuickTime and the Rise of Multimedia by Hansen Hsu at the Computer History Museum (2018-03-20)
**An Inflection Point in the History of Multimedia by Hansen Hsu (2018-10-18)
*Today in Apple history: Multimedia Macs take on the world by Luke Dormehl at Cult of Mac (2021-07-18)
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