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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  1994-06-17  |  2.9 MB  |  320x240  |  10fps  |  37 seconds
Transcription: A CD-ROM drive lets you use removable optical disks that contain as much as 650 megabytes of data. Unlike a hard disk or floppy, which read and write data magnetically, data is written to a CD-ROM with a laser beam, and most CD drives cannot write new data to disk. That's why they're called CD-ROM for compact disk read-only memory. A CD-ROM drive is an essential part of a multimedia PC. Plus, With the right software, you can also use it to play music CDs. Maestro, a little rock with my spreadsheets, if you please.