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How to play old CD-ROM games on Windows again

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...
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7 storage drives that are officially too old for 2026

MiniDiscs were small, cartridge-based magneto-optical discs, primarily made for audio. Sony made these smaller discs in the ...
The Washington Post

CD-RW Drives Harder to Choose but Easier to Use

The 1.44-megabyte floppy-disk drive is an endangered species largely because its primary predator, the CD-rewritable drive, uses media that can store up to 700MB per disk and costs only about $100. CD ...
Ars Technica

2 HDs, 2 CD drives, 2 IDE channels: does it matter where you put them?

search. It's been posted so many times already.<BR><BR>Put the 2 hard drives on channel 0, and the 2 optical drives on channel 1. <BR>You'll get better performance that way if you're writing something ...

Pro-Ject Doubles Down on CDs With Tube-Powered Flagship Player

Austrian hi-fi specialist Pro-Ject is giving the humble compact disc a high-end revival with a new tube-powered flagship ...
EDN

CD-Rom Drive as Digital-Audio CD Player

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 ...