I felt compelled to sort through my massive collection of cables. Dozens and dozens of cables collected over my 25 years in computers.
I came across an odd one: USB plug at one end, mini power connector at the other. Hmm.. I wondered if...
I plugged it into one of my computer's USB ports, and plugged the other into a portable CD player I still have. It worked!
That solved the problem of listening to CDs while not taking up the computer's CD slot for more important tasks. I'm currently listening to "By Request," sort of a greatest hits collection of "The Academy of St Martin in the Fields" (that's the name of the orchestra) under the direction of Neville Marriner.
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