Booting from CD is one of those computer functions that everyone seems to assume you know how to do. Watch this video, then read this quick tip, and you too will know. You may be able to just boot ...

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 ...

Today, tech archivist Jason Scott announced a new website called Discmaster that lets anyone search through 91.7 million vintage computer files pulled from CD-ROM releases and floppy disks. The files ...

Replay: The battlefields of the audio visual world are littered with the corpses of dead formats, none more so than the fight to put moving images on to discs. With the exception of LaserDisc, none of ...

Handheld Gaming PCs Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses Handheld Gaming PCs We might have a new contender for the best handheld gaming PC, because ...

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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 ...

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 ...

We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

The computer CD-ROM company had never had such valuable parts of rock history in its hands. It was nerve-wracking – so much so that everything was locked in a vault under tight security. If that weren ...