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ROM Organizer
Downloads ROM Organizer is a new ROM sorting utility for Mac OS X. It has been designed to be extensible via a plugin architecture. The present version supports over 31,000 different ROMs for 22 different systems, in a disk space footprint of only a little...
[December 11, 2004, 6:00]
JVC creates 'uncopyable' CD-ROM
News Consumer electronics maker JVC and games developer Hudson Soft have developed a new copy-protection technology that they claim will prevent CD-ROM discs from being copied, the companies said on Wednesday.
[August 29, 2002, 15:46]
Milia 97: Apple shows Performa with DVD-ROM
News Apple said it expected to ship Macs with DVD-ROM by the end of the year, to be followed by PowerBook notebooks early in 1998. Just as Apple was the first computer vendor to standardise on CD-ROM ten years ago, we now expect to take a leadership...
[February 13, 1997, 14:11]
Apple Mac OS ROM Update
Downloads The Mac OS ROM Update 1.0 replaces the Mac OS ROM version 1.4 with version 1.6. Additional information not included in the Read Me with this software: Bronze keyboard PowerBook G3 customers should check their currently installed version of Mac OS...
[June 28, 1999, 8:00]
iMac DVD-ROM Update
Downloads This update places new firmware on the DVD-ROM drive shipped in iMac DV and iMac DV Special Edition computers. It improves the iMac DV models' ability to read certain CD-ROM discs and to determine whether a disc is unreadable.
[December 23, 1999, 5:16]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' some CD-ROM drives
News MandrakeSoft is warning its users that the latest release of its operating system, released earlier this month, could permanently disable some CD-ROM drives. The company said that CD-ROM drives based on hardware from South Korean electronics...
[October 29, 2003, 13:35]
HP plots Win CE handheld with IE in ROM
News The 320 will fold a copy of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser into ROM. The 300 series palmtops will offer 640 x 240 screens and feature send/receive fax functions. Both the vanilla 300 model and more advanced 320 will be able to send data...
[February 11, 1997, 15:02]
Apple PowerBook G4 DVD-ROM
Downloads The PowerBook G4 Titanium DVD-ROM Update improves support for the insertion and mounting of optical media. The DVD-ROM Update places new firmware on the Apple DVD-ROM drive installed in PowerBook G4 Titanium computers.
[June 5, 2001, 8:00]
Sonnet Tempo ATA66 ROM Update
Downloads This utility updates the ROM (firmware) on the Sonnet Tempo Ultra ATA66 PCI card to version 3.12. This ROM update is not for use with Tempo RAID66. This version adds enhanced support for booting additional Mac OS versions (including foreign...
[March 5, 2001, 6:00]
Android modders to cut Google Apps out of ROM
Blog The CyanogenMod ROM has been praised for being faster than the official Android ROM, and many feared the project and others like it might be shut down. Cyanogen said the next version of CyanogenMod would ship as a "bare bones ROM", and the team was...
[September 28, 2009, 17:25]
Power Mac G4 ROM Update
Downloads The Power Mac G4 ROM 1.8.1 Update includes fixes for data or file corruption that may occur after a Photoshop crash with Virtual Memory on and Extensis Photo Tools installed. During testing, Apple has discovered a potential problem that may cause...
[October 20, 1999, 1:28]
Comdex Fall, Las Vegas: CD-ROM drive boffins spin out top-speed models
News DVD drives may have been grabbing most of the Comdex spotlight in Las Vegas this week but the humble CD-ROM drive continues to rattle along at breakneck speeds. Notebook users will also feel the benefit of faster CD-ROM performance with LG showing...
[November 20, 1996, 10:39]
CD-ROM ToolKit Updater
Downloads This software will update the application for your CD-ROM ToolKit version 3.0.1. It fixes an incompatibility that arose with CDT/040 processors when running Mac OS 8. On HFS+ volumes, static disk cache is automatically turned off.
[April 27, 1998, 4:05]
One Year Ago: Hitachi sees DVD-ROM sales rocketing
News Japanese giant Hitachi said today it expects widespread uptake of DVD-ROM drives in the next few months. We expect most high-end machines will offer DVD-ROM instead of CD-ROM drives in the third quarter and we're talking to the big players," said a...
[May 29, 1998, 6:00]
Hitachi sees DVD-ROM sales rocketing in Q3
News "We expect most high-end machines will offer DVD-ROM instead of CD-ROM drives in the third quarter and we're talking to the big players," said a spokesman for the firm today. Separately, the firm said that it will end production of eight-speed CD...
[May 29, 1997, 15:57]
Plasmon jukeboxes support CD-ROM, CD-R, PD disks
News The D-Series libraries support CD-ROM, CD-Recordable and PD (CD-ROM, magneto-optical hybrid) disks in a choice of 120-, 240- and 480-disk models. Plasmon today announced a new range of CD Library jukeboxes supporting a wide range of media types.
[February 24, 1997, 14:35]
Paragon CD-ROM Emulator (Personal)
Downloads If so, then Paragon CD-ROM Emulator will help to reduce the clutter. With CD-ROM Emulator you will boost the performance of your applications that frequently access a CD or DVD. Is your PC surrounded by piles of CDs and DVDs.
[February 8, 2006, 11:14]
Creative pulls out of bloody CD-ROM drive battle
News The CD-ROM drive battlefield has claimed a big casualty with the news that Singapore giant Creative Labs.is pulling out of the market. Additionally, inventoried product will strike out a further $20m for Creative, relating to eight-speed CD-ROM...
[July 11, 1996, 16:28]
JVC notches CD-ROM drive up to 14-speed
News JVC will produce a 14-speed (2,100Kb/sec) CD-ROM drive in volume by the end of the year. The Japanese giant intends to produce one million units a month by 1988 but is staying quiet about drive prices and the technology it will use.
[October 9, 1996, 10:40]
