''CD-ROM Today'' was an American magazine targeted at

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users. Published from 1993 to 1996 by Imagine Publishing (now

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), the magazine was initially issued once every other month, before becoming a monthly. Each issue included software and hardware reviews, as well as a CD containing fonts, video and text files, system updaters, freeware and

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and demo versions of commercial software. Products were included for both Macintosh and Windows PC. ''CD-ROM Today'' was the highest-selling review magazine for both Macintosh and PC users in 1996. In 1996, after four seasonal and 25 numbered issues, the magazine was discontinued, with two newer publications replacing it: ''MacAddict'' for Macintosh users, and ''boot'' for Windows users. Both magazines were first issued in August 1996 and have since been renamed '' MacLife'' and '' Maximum PC'', respectively.

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Archived CD-Rom Today magazines
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