On a Silver PlatterWhen the new medium of CD ROMs emerged, industry figures and critics alike proclaimed their virtually unlimited potential. Adapting material from well established media like television and film, CD ROMs have quickly transformed genres such as science fiction and horror. At the same time, the realities of actual CD ROMs often fall short of their utopian visions. On a Silver Platter marks a "coming of age" for CD ROMs as a commercially and aesthetically