VIA released a new driver for their onboard AC97 audio chipset integrated into VIA mainboard chipsets. Supported chipsets include: 686A/B and 8231/8233/8235 integrated audio. Version: 3.50b Date: 23 April 2003
Original versions of the pirate-proofing technology blocked consumers' ability to copy or "rip" digital files from CDs altogether. After that proved unpopular with an increasingly PC-centric listening audience, copy-proofing companies like Macrovision and rival SunnComm Technologies looked for a way to put protected pre-ripped files directly on CDs, which could then be transferred to PCs instead
Original versions of the pirate-proofing technology blocked consumers' ability to copy or "rip" digital files from CDs altogether. After that proved unpopular with an increasingly PC-centric listening audience, copy-proofing companies like Macrovision and rival SunnComm Technologies looked for a way to put protected pre-ripped files directly on CDs, which could then be transferred to PCs instead