The map above is a Landsat satellite image of Mississippi with County boundaries superimposed. We have a more detailed satellite image of Mississippi without County boundaries. Copyright information: The maps on this page were composed by Brad Cole of Geology.com.
A compact disk or CD is a popular form of digital storage media used for âcomputer files, pictures and music. The plastic platter is read and written to using a laser in a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965. Russell was granted a total of 22 patents for various elements of his compact disk system. However, the compact disk did not become popular until it was mass manufactured by Philips in 1980.
The Sony CDP-101 CD player, circa 1982. Â©Sony (PR photo) Sony introduced the CDP-101, the first CD audio player to market, on October 1, 1982 at $900. As the first players surfaced on the market that year, the compact disc format began to attract widespread usage and popularity in Japan and Europe. Compact discs themselves were at first extremely expensive at $30 each.