• Gsus4@mander.xyz
    3·
    3 days ago

    Laptops had really good sound systems 25 years ago, mine still plays cds with the machine off :)

    • CarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.ml
      9·
      3 days ago

      Am I the only one who’s old enough to remember CD-ROMs, and they used to be able to play CDs without an OS running? As long as they get power from the IDE power socket, you can put a CD inside and press on the physical “play” button on the panel of the CD-ROM.

      • BoxOfFeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Oh, yeah! They had a play button next to the tray button, and a headphone jack with a volume wheel. I haven’t thought about those in forever.

      • Mike D@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Back in my early help desk days I had a manager tell me to disable the ability to listen to music on her employees computers. She felt they were slacking if listening to music.

        • CarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.ml
          1·
          3 days ago

          Do you mean it didn’t play the CD inside? Do you hear it running past the disc-identification phase and idles?

          • PieMePlenty@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 days ago

            If I remember, I didn’t hear audio on the headphones after plugging them into the port on the front. I was trying to use it as a simple audio CD player.