From Greg Clow Sent Sat, Nov 28th 1998, 16:34
From Greg Clow Sent Sat, Nov 28th 1998, 16:34
On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, Irene McC wrote: > And WHY are CD-singles referred to as CD*5* ? it's not a capital > S, it's a number 5, consistently. Is there a reason? It refers to the fact that CDs are 5 inches in diameter. Yes, full length CDs are the same size, but I guess since vinyl singles are commonly referred to as 7" and 12", someone or other decided that CD5 was a good moniker for CD singles. It also serves to differentiate them from 3 inch CD singles - or CD3s - which were much more common in the early days of the medium. Greg