No CD Audio Input?

[tgxiii]

I noticed that the M-Audio Revolution sound card does not have a CD audio input (the wire that plugs in the back of a CD-drive and into a sound card or the motherboard). Could I still play audio CDs on my computer without it? If I can, what is the point of the audio cable then? If I can't, is there anything I can do to be able to play my audio CDs on my computer?

[muno]

You can. The point of the cable is to have analog audio.
However, dae works fine these days, thus the cables are obsolete.
-M

[tgxiii]

I see. Thanks for the explanation.