Apple 8500/150 Series, 8500 Series appendix Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive

Read this chapter for information on

using the internal CD-ROM drive,

if your computer has one.

5 Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive

Read this chapter for information on using the optional internal CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) drive, if your computer has one. (CD-ROM drives are also sometimes called CD-ROM players.) Refer to Appendix A, “Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips,” for information on the proper handling of CD-ROM discs.

Your internal CD-ROM drive works with CD-ROM discs, standard audio compact discs (CDs), and single-session or multisession Photo CDs. Your CD-ROM drive provides access to large amounts of information. However, you cannot save information on CD-ROM discs. ROM stands for read-only memory, meaning that the player cannot “write” information onto CD-ROM discs.

A wide selection of CD-ROM discs is available for entertainment, education, and business. A typical disc can hold over 650 megabytes (MB) of information—the equivalent of 270,000 pages of text, up to 8 hours

of speech or music (depending on the sound quality), hundreds of high- resolution images, or any combination of text, sound, and graphics.

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