Imagine having a dictionary, thesaurus, the World Almanac, Bartlett`s Familiar Quotations and a national ZIP code directory on a tiny disk with the information retrievable instantly by computer. Such ...

This article describes how to set up a virtual CD-ROM jukebox (VCDJ) using Samba and Linux. A VCDJ is a network server that provides access to the contents of a large number of CD-ROM disks, without ...

Yesterday`s high-technology is today`s ho-hum. Three years ago, sealed aluminum platters called ”hard disks” for microcomputers were really high tech. With a 10 megabyte hard disk, the equivalent of 4 ...

Backing up data is standard throughout business -- but the backup methods used in the past may no longer meet your data storage and collaboration needs. For instance, just as faster, higher-capacity ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Take a moment to consider that next CD or DVD-ROM drive upgrade. If you thought it could damage your PC - or even your person - would ...

Everything fails eventually, but moving parts fail fastest of all– and optical drives seemingly more than others, at least in our experience. Even when they work, vintage drives often have trouble ...

FWB Software Inc. announced on Monday plans to sell the complete source code for its Hard Disk ToolKit, CD-ROM ToolKit and DriveUp! 98. The company is hoping to sell the intellectual property to ...

Archiving activities to save old files and disk images in the Internet Archive are popular overseas, and it is now possible to browse valuable files on the Internet that cannot be seen in person.