An earlier term for a Windows PC that included stereo sound and a CD-ROM or DVD drive. Although many lightweight laptops no longer include optical drives, personal computers of all types (Windows, Mac ...

An earlier package of hardware and software that turned a standard PC into a multimedia PC. It included a CD-ROM drive, sound card, speakers, cables, drivers as well as multimedia applications. See ...

Sometimes in the never-ending progression of technology, people take wrong turns. They pursue dead-ends they believe represent a bright future, often in spite of obvious indications to the contrary.