Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...are now, I used to play a lot of CD-ROM games to pass the time. I specifically recall logging..."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Funny Pages

Portrait of the comic artist as a young idiot

"...underwear watching movies that a friend has burned to CD-ROM for him...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Moonfall

Disaster flick + Dyson sphere = Roland Emmerich’s latest

"...times when the destruction in Moonfall feels like a CD-ROM cutscene; the early destruction of Los Angeles feels at..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Faster Than Sound: Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines

The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston's NFT dustup, and more music news

April 16, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Preserving Austin's Natural Mecca

Interactive documentary project Living Springs celebrates Barton Springs

"...a City), wanted her to collaborate on his in-progress CD-ROM (remember those original interactives?). That same interactive feature has..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Playback: SXSW News and Sightings

Polaroids, print, and dance funk – can they survive SXSW?

"...the days when readers logged on via free AOL CD-ROM mailers...."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Smart Growth

Reflecting on 20 years of South by Southwest Interactive Festivals

"...ourselves sucked in to the hilarious concepts of innovation (CD-ROMs! P2P! See "Back in the Day," below, for more),..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Renewable Resources

An interactive doc on Barton Springs seeks community involvement

"..."I worked with Marshall Frech on the Barton Springs CD-ROM, about the history, culture, and science of the springs,..."

June 29, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

When the New Thing Is Old News Already

Call it Murphy's nth Law of Computing: 'Any given program, when running, is obsolete'

"...course, by 2010 Microsoft's encyclopedia-killer was also gone, its CD-ROM format pushed into irrelevancy and insolvency by Wikipedia. King..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mysterious Residents Return

"...CD projects, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects, and 10 DVDs and have undertaken seven major..."

Jan. 18, 2010 Postmarks

'Jorge Macchi: The Anatomy of Melancholy'

This Argentinean artist's work may not grab you immediately, but its understated lyricism will linger

"...across the map. The virtual tour, explored largely via CD-ROM, eschews typical tourist sights in favor of banal spaces...."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Review by Amanda Douberley

Pail

"...– the local septet's 10-song CD (plus two bonus CD-ROM videos) doesn't blaze new trails, but its gut-churning wrath..."

July 6, 2007 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records, 1963-1973

In Box

"...box with a hardbound book and extras including a CD-ROM of Holzman's book, Follow the Music. That's no "Little..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Sony CDs Busted by AG

AG reaches settlements with Sony BMG and Internet-based digital-phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp.

"...unknowingly bought the CDs and had their computers and/or CD-ROM drives damaged by the discs may qualify for restitution...."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Go-Betweens

Gift guide

"...pop mockery of "Don't Let Him Come Back" and CD-ROM videos are true bonuses. Tallulah (1987) is tight, confident..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to change that this year. Last SXSW I made CD-ROM press kits to hand out to people on the..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Column

Why Hasn't the 'Chronicle' Written About Me!!

"...to change that this year. Last SXSW I made CD-ROM press kits to hand out to people on the..."

Dec. 16, 2003 Postmarks

Your Questions, Comments, and Concerns ...

How to get info about and give feedback for the city budget.

"...Austin Public Library locations, and you can get a CD-ROM version from the city Public Information Office ([email protected], 974-2220)...."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Limited Edition

The file-sharing antidote: Bonus DVDS

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Look Ma, No Wrapping

DVD boxed sets, no assembly required

"...coy interviews with Albarn and Hewlett, and a whole CD-ROM's worth of games, ephemera, and a nifty booklet o'..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

"...For Mattel, Jones single-handedly designed the Barbie Magic Hairstyle CD-ROM -- everything from the program design, to the packaging,..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Hurry Up and Animate

A closer look at the Riddlin' Kids look, courtesy of local animator Lance Myers

"...Egypt. Later, after working on Barbie and the Rugrats CD-Rom projects at Human Code and video games at Acclaim,..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Discus Maximus

New and nifty dvds

"...Episode 1: The Phantom Menace: Special Edition includes a CD-ROM with advance scenes from the second prequel due this..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Discus Maximus

New and nifty dvds

"...the best season of the series. Extras include a CD-ROM game, Tertia (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, $119.95)... Fawlty..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

"TV Eye" delivers the skinny on the (mostly unimpressive) summer season debuts.

"...Know Jack. This trivia game show, based on a CD-Rom game, features Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) as fictional..."

June 22, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Antitrust

"...up dead. Something, somewhere, is amiss in this Jolt Cola-and-CD-ROM world, where the day-care playground is overseen by a..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Carter

"...and a confusing, jumbled backstory that involves a purloined CD-ROM and Mickey Rourke as an online porn king (not..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Book Reviews

Writes of Spring

"...archivist Rick Prelinger, who in 1996 released a 12 CD-ROM document, "Our Secret Century," containing 160 instructional films. (If..."

April 14, 2000 Books Feature by Stuart Wade

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