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Those old CD games that have been sitting on your shelf for eternity? Linux can run them.

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TL;DR: The Cooler Master MasterBox CM695 mid-tower case combines retro design with modern features, including a 5.25-inch optical drive bay, support for large graphics cards, and multiple HDD/SSD bays ...

Through the looking glass: The compact disc's 43-year journey, from technical experiment to a worldwide standard, tells the story of how global collaboration and bold engineering can reshape entire ...

The “Valid ATAPI Device cannot be found” error usually shows up when you’re trying to update firmware or check your CD/DVD drive, but the drive doesn’t appear ...

For fans of the TurboGrafx and PC Engine, the Analogue Duo has a lot to offer and allows these classic systems to breathe life into their software libraries once more. Originally released in 1987 in ...

Although the company eventually released a PC with a CD-ROM drive in 1991, the Commodore 64’s heyday was long before CD-ROMs became popular. But that didn’t stop Rainbow Arts from releasing a ...

Perhaps it's a trick of memory, but it seems like old media formats simply evaporate once we move on to the next big thing. The recording industry sold 4.4 billion dollars worth of 8-track tapes in ...