Adding sound to your PC adds an additional dimension to your computing environment. Many users who do not have sound question its usefulness. But users who have upgraded their PCs to include sound don't know how they got along without it.

Sound technology has evolved to the point where quality PC sound systems can equal that of professional systems. You can ask your PC to read text back to you or tell your computer what to do. You can even record your own music CDs.

In entertainment, sound adds realism to PC games. You can enhance your work environment by playing your favorite CDs on your PC in your CD-ROM player. The Internet>, or Web> as it is called, provides for live radio and television broadcasts, as well as oral instructions.

Educational software uses sound to reinforce learning. Foreign language software, for example, allows you to hear the pronunciation of the words as you learn them. Talking dictionaries are another example.

Finally, sound can open the PC world up to people with visual disabilities. They can talk to the PC using voice commands. The PC can respond to these commands, and read back text.