A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

Merchandising representatives at computer stores are struggling to keep pace with the hottest accessory for computers: CD-ROM. That stands for compact disc-read only memory. They are similar to the ...

A cable used to send audio CD sound to the computer's sound card. When playing audio CDs, CD-ROM drives output analog sound to both a headphone jack and external connector just like a CD player. This ...

System requirements: PC XT/AT or compatible computer; 640K bytes RAM; 1 floppy disk drive; 10MB hard disk; monitor; CD-ROM player with interface card and cable; MS-DOS 3.21 or higher; Microsoft MS-DOS ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

This article describes how to set up a virtual CD-ROM jukebox (VCDJ) using Samba and Linux. A VCDJ is a network server that provides access to the contents of a large number of CD-ROM disks, without ...

I'm just wondering if anyone knows enough about game console architecture to tell me whether getting a CD-ROM that is built-in to a video game system such as those mentioned to function as a computer ...

1993: Broderbund Software releases Myst, a game for the Macintosh computer that becomes a record-setting best-seller and the killer app that sparks sales of CD-ROM drives. Brothers Rand and Robyn ...

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