RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its doors opened in 1998, CD Digital Card has been on the "cutting edge" of new optical disc technologies and the announcement of the patented Flex DVD format is no exception.

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Q. How old is too old when it comes to a computer? I have a 9- year-old son and a computer that was given to us by a family member. The computer is about five years old. The only thing it showed on the front was 52X max. There is no brand name. It has a CD drive and a slot for the smaller disks.

By Toby Sterling, Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands -- It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany.

It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany. An engineering marvel at the time, today they are instantly recognizable as Compact Discs, a product that turns 25 years old on Friday.