Evolution of the CD
CD’s have come a long way. In the beginning, CD’s were commonly purchased for personal use. Whether it was software or an audio CD, CD’s were simply thought of as the new floppy disk or LP.

Today, information can be burned onto a CD to store, transport, and disseminate information. That process has been made widely available by the invention of low cost CD burners. This form of hardware comes in two formats. One being the internal CD burner and the other is the external CD burner. The internal CD burner usually comes pre-installed into new computers and is a drive that occupies a physical bay in the computer tower or notebook computer.

The external CD burner offers some flexibility that is not available with internal burners; principally that they can be easily moved to - and used with - any computer. However, most modern computers are now factory-equipped with internal CD burners as standard equipment.

Advances in CD Design
The CD has been a very handy way to store your data for many years. Whether you’re storing information, pictures, or burning your favorite album, the CD has eased the process of transporting our pieces of data. One drawback to the CD was that they were rather easy to scratch if not handled or stored properly.

Those days are over with the invention and introduction of the ScratchLess disc. It uses the CD-R format and soon will be available in CD-RW. What makes this disc so special is that it protects CD’s from normal, every-day wear and tear. This is great for CD users because the worry of losing precious data from a single scratch is virtually eliminated. These CD’s also offer a special “edge” on the disc that allows for users to pick up the CD with ease.