# Time magazine CD-ROM archive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 6, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051 "2008-06-06T19:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/1 "2008-06-06T19:37:54Z")
I’m looking for archives (preferably in CD-ROM form) of Time magazine. Is anything like that available? I know that there is a complete National Geographic archived on disc. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/2 "2008-06-06T20:51:40Z")
[QUOTE=acsenray] I know that there is a complete National Geographic archived on disc. [/QUOTE] Ooh! I didn’t! Hmm… got a link? I’ve checked their site and it looks like it’s not for sale any more. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/3 "2008-06-06T23:57:38Z")
I’m pretty sure that if you’re a subscriber to Time, you have access to their online version of their Historical Archives. It would probably be cheaper to just subscribe to them. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/4 "2008-06-07T00:23:57Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] I’m pretty sure that if you’re a subscriber to Time, you have access to their online version of their Historical Archives. It would probably be cheaper to just subscribe to them. [/QUOTE] The Time Archives from 1923-2007 are free and don’t require a subscription: [http://www.time.com/time/archive](http://www.time.com/time/archive) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/5 "2008-06-07T00:39:50Z")
Does that include photographs? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/6 "2008-06-07T01:31:08Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Amazing] The Time Archives from 1923-2007 are free and don’t require a subscription: [http://www.time.com/time/archive](http://www.time.com/time/archive) [/QUOTE] Hmm. It would seem that they have only included things they want. Not fully searchable. Frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/7 "2008-06-07T01:32:05Z")
[QUOTE=acsenray] Does that include photographs? [/QUOTE] Curious about what you’re searching for. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-cd-rom-archive/452051/8 "2008-06-07T02:20:52Z")
A warning to those considering buying cd-rom archives of magazines. The companies that sell these are notorious for the generally poor quality of their scans. Make sure before you buy any to find some impartial reviews from actual buyers.