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How Do Compact Discs (CDs) Work?

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 ...
CBC.ca

4 ways the CD-ROM was wowing us in the mid 1980s

Unlike today, it didn't always seem retro to put a compact disc in a computer in order to find information — three decades ago, in fact, it seemed very cutting edge. As the CBC's Fred Langan reported ...
The Sun

The introduction of the compact disc, or CD, was the beginning of a ‘digital revolution’ which now dominates electronic media.

The introduction of the compact disc, or CD, was the beginning of a ‘digital revolution’ which now dominates electronic media. Introduced in 1982, the CD was slow to catch on. The sound was crisp and ...