October 1994 issue ofCD-ROM Today | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Brad Dosland |
|---|---|
| Staff writers | Various |
| Categories | Computing,multimedia |
| Frequency | Once every other month, later monthly |
| Publisher | Matt Firme |
| First issue | early 1993 |
| Final issue Number | July 1996 25 |
| Company | Imagine Publishing |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Brisbane, California |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 1069-4099 |
CD-ROM Today was an American magazine targeted atcomputer users. Published from 1993 to 1996 by Imagine Publishing (nowFuture US), the magazine was initially issued once every other month, before becoming a monthly. Each issue included software and hardware reviews, as well as aCD containing fonts, video and text files, system updaters,freeware andshareware and demo versions of commercial software. Products were included for bothMacintosh andWindows PC.
CD-ROM Today was the highest-selling review magazine for both Macintosh and PC users in 1996.[1] In 1996, after four seasonal and 25 numbered issues, the magazine was discontinued, with two newer publications replacing it:MacAddict for Macintosh users, andboot for Windows users.[1] Both magazines were first issued in August 1996[2] and have since been renamedMacLife andMaximum PC, respectively.