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A Year Ago: IBM boosts ThinkPad range
News It has a 2.1Gb hard disk drive, 12.1-inch DSTN screen and an optional 20x-8x CD-ROM drive. The ThinkPad 380XD is based on Pentium 266 MHz or 233 MHz MMX processors and has stereo speakers with a sub-woofer, 32MB of standard memory, 12.1-inch TFT or...
[March 3, 1999, 7:00]
Day of action to protest against copy-protected CDs
News It will alert people to the recent move by record companies to modify CDs so that they are not playable on PC CD-ROM drives. These errors cause the CD-ROM to reject the disc, but in some cases the corruption is so severe that the reliability and...
[October 5, 2001, 8:30]
Five years ago: Compaq sub-£1,000 server wrongfoots rivals
News The ProSignia 200 (£995 +VAT) is a 166MHz Pentium-based server with 512Kb cache, 16Mb RAM, eight-speed CD-ROM drive, NetFlex 3/P Ethernet controller, and Compaq's Automatic Server Recovery (ASR-2) technology.
[January 12, 2002, 6:01]
Tech support for your parents review
Reviews While you're loading up a USB key or a CD-ROM with software, add some digital pictures of yourself and your family to it, and maybe some bookmarks -- say, links to your online family photo album. When you're packing for the trip, take the time to...
[December 30, 2004, 13:20]
Quantex set for August UK landing
News All PCs will have Toshiba CD-ROM drives, K56flex modems, and USB as standard, while DVD-ROM options will also be available. The top of the range will be the QP6/266 WS-4X (£2,359 + VAT) which, as well as the above features, will have 64Mb RAM, 12...
[June 2, 1997, 9:41]
Mandrake Linux desktop goes mobile
News The software also allows users to remove the MandrakeMove CD-ROM in order to access data on other discs. Like similar products, MandrakeMove boots directly from the CD-ROM, with no installation or hard disk access required.
[December 3, 2003, 11:15]
No change for Packard Bell after NEC buyout
News The entry-level Executive 923D (£1,299 including VAT) has a 100MHz Pentium, 8Mb RAM, 1Gb hard drive, 4x CD-ROM drive and 14-inch monitor. At the top end, the Executive 9007E (£2,499) comes in a Designer Tower and has a 200MHz Pentium, 24Mb Ram, 2Gb...
[September 4, 1996, 11:21]
Toshiba debuts Duo-based Tablet PC
News The 12.1-inch M400 weighs 4.5 pounds and features a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive as a standard option. Several PC makers also have opted to use external CD-RW/DVD-ROM drives in order to reduce the weight of the tablet PCs and extend their battery life.
[February 8, 2006, 8:50]
Users find hole in their PocketPC upgrades
News PocketPC 2002 versions of MSN Messenger, Terminal Services Client, a spell checker and support for WAP (wireless application protocol) in Pocket Internet Explorer do not appear on the upgrade CD-ROM. The upgrade is only available for Compaq's iPaq...
[December 10, 2001, 16:20]
Power CD DVD Recovery
Downloads Supports data recovery from damaged CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs. Power CD DVD Recovery include the leading data recovery technology to recover your lost files.
[April 3, 2008, 8:00]
Jobs rolls out new iBooks, Mac OS X at Apple Expo
News The first end-user version of the next-generation OS is available at the show for $29.99 (£21.24) on a single CD-ROM that contains English, French and German versions. The standard iBook will be available in Indigo and Key Lime shades and include a...
[September 13, 2000, 10:18]
Tashika deals £59 33.6 modems, £99 multimedia kits
News The brand is called Tashika (Japanese for "quality") and initial products include 33.6kbits/sec modems at £59 for an internal version or £64 for an external device, and a multimedia kit comprising Aztech eight-speed CD-ROM drive, Aztech 16-bit...
[February 10, 1997, 9:48]
Nuggets: Forget movies on DVD - check out Encarta 99
News The team responsible for Encarta have taken full advantage of the infinitely more agile DVD format to improve audio and visual content, giving the Suite 35% more videos -- including full-screen MPEG-2 -- and 120% more 360 degree rotations than...
[March 30, 1999, 13:11]
CeBIT 2000: VHS is dead, hail DVD+RW: 1st public demo
News We've seen how CD-RW can succeed by achieving compatibility with CD-ROM," says Takesh Matsui, corporate councillor for Ricoh products, "DVD+RW is the same story -- it can be played back in all existing [DVD] players.
[February 25, 2000, 17:15]
Apple adds new chapter to iBook
News The entry-level version, priced at £999, comes with a 12-inch screen, 600MHz G3 processor, 20GB hard drive, and CD-ROM drive. However, the company has also added a build-to-order model on its online store that features the faster 700MHz chip, a...
[May 21, 2002, 10:02]
Gateway Solo 9500xl review
Reviews CD-RW and CD-ROM drives are available to fit in the optical drive bay. You also get a system restore CD-ROM and a separate driver CD-ROM. No desktop replacement system is going to be compact or particularly portable, and the 9500xl is no exception...
[June 22, 2001, 0:00]
DSP-Quattro
Downloads Import QuickTime (MP3, movies, Audio CD-ROM audio tracks, and more. PlayList and Audio CD-ROM Image Files can be exported or imported compatible with Roxio Toast/Jam format. Native Audio CD-ROM Burning capability that conforms to the Redbook...
[October 28, 2009, 14:33]
Sony VAIO PCV-RX203 review
Reviews The DVD-RW and CD-ROM drives are neatly blended into the front panel as well. The Pioneer DVR-104VA drive provides all the writeable and rewriteable media facilities -- if you don't count the Memory Stick slot -- and the other drive is simply a 40...
[March 4, 2002, 23:00]
PC buyers could get cheapest Xmas ever
News Elonex's Lumina 166 uses Cyrix's very cheap MediaGX processor with 16Mb RAM, 1.7Gb hard drive, 16-speed CD-ROM drive and 14-inch monitor for just £595. A more punchy spec for an affordable price is available from Carrera which has a £999 'Christmas...
[December 2, 1997, 15:40]
Compaq's colourful 'back-to-school' PCs
News Also included are a CD-RW drive and 40X max CD-ROM drive, along with a DVD-ROM drive on some models. The Presario 1400 Series notebook, which includes a hot-swappable drive bay for exchanging floppy, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW drives.
[June 22, 2000, 14:48]
