Read this chapter for information on using the internal CD-ROM player, if your computer has one.
5 Using the Optional CD-ROM Player
This chapter provides information on the optional CD-ROM player. Refer to Appendix A, “Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips” for information on the proper handling of these discs.
Your internal CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) player for Macintosh computers works with CD-ROM discs, standard audio compact discs (CDs), and single-session or multisession Photo CDs. Your CD-ROM player 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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