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PC CARD PHILIPS CD-I

From the official Philips catalog

I am still unsure if this card was really produced for the consumer market. Surely a similar model was distributed for developers but consumer distribution wasn't confirmed by Philips when I tried to contact them. I hope to have more on the subject soon!

PC-CDI CARD


Technical specifications Compatible with the following standards: Interactive CD (CD-I), Audio CD,Photo CD and Digital Video (for movies, musical clips and videogames). Easy to assemble thank to a Plug and Play architecture. Compatible with any VGA screen. Use the PC mouse like a controller. On board CD-ROM controller via a IDE interface. Digital connector. AV output to connect it to TV sets and Hi-Fi systems. Comes with: CD-I system on card, 4x CD-ROM player, 2 speakers, complete documentation. MPC2 compatible.
System requirements IBM PC compatible with 386 SX/160 processor or higher. 2 MB of RAM or higher. 2 MB free on hard disk or more. 1 full lenght ISA slot. VGA or Multisync card. Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher. Mouse. MS-DOS 5.0 or higher. 1 free bay for the CD-ROM player.
I didn't kwon about this model until few weeks ago. It is an ISA board that add CD-I compatibility to a Windows or DOS-compatible PC. I don't think it was sold in high numbers... probably is one of the less sold CD-I player by Philips.

If you want more informations you can find the Official CD-I FAQ from Philips here.