It wasn’t long ago that techno-pundits were ready to bury the CD-ROM. The Internet, with its 24-hour-a-day worldwide access, would all but replace the CD-ROM as the medium of the digital age, the ...

There must have been a time back in the 1400s when people pointed out that although Johann Gutenberg’s impressive new movable-type technology was available, there wasn’t much demand for material ...

A video of what seems to be a prototype of the unreleased CD-ROM/cartridge hybrid console taunts gamers with the console that could have been part of their childhood. CNET freelancer Danny Gallagher ...

What is a compact disc (CD)? A Compact Disc (CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. CD-ROMs and CD-Rs remain widely used technologies in the computer industry.CD-ROM drives employ a ...

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 ...

A reader, David, asks about viewing an old CD-ROM: “Back in 1995, my art director partner and I created a CD-ROM as an agency anniversary gift for our boss. … A number of years later, I tried to look ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Take a moment to consider that next CD or DVD-ROM drive upgrade. If you thought it could damage your PC - or even your person - would ...

On October 1, 1982, Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101 (above), in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio ...

CDs are inexpensive, small and lightweight. This makes them easy to store, carry around and mail. They're also user-friendly. Today, many different kinds of audio-visual data are stored and sold on ...