CD-ROM Today

{{Short description|American magazine (1993–1996)}}

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{{Infobox magazine

|image_file = Cdromtoday.jpg

|image_size =

|image_caption = October 1994 issue of CD-ROM Today

|editor = Brad Dosland

|editor_title = Editor-in-Chief

|previous_editor =

|staff_writer = Various

|frequency = Once every other month, later monthly

|circulation =

|category = Computing, multimedia

|company = Imagine Publishing

|publisher = Matt Firme

|firstdate = early 1993

|finaldate = July 1996

|finalnumber = 25

|country = United States

|based = Brisbane, California

|language = English

|issn = 1069-4099

}}

CD-ROM Today was an American magazine targeted at computer users. Published from 1993 to 1996 by Imagine Publishing (now Future US), 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 shareware 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.{{cite web|date=1996-03-11|title=Good News for Macintosh Consumers: Imagine Publishing Announces its second phase in the evolution of CD-ROM Today|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_March_11/ai_18079665|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020050558/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_March_11/ai_18079665|archive-date=October 20, 2009|access-date=2008-04-04|work=Business Wire}} 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{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/software-services-applications-internet/7205605-1.html |title=The Evolution of CD-ROM Today: Imagine Publishing Announces Two New Magazines. |access-date=2008-04-04 |date=1996-02-26 |work=Business Wire}} and have since been renamed MacLife and Maximum PC, respectively.