I guess there are now digital amplifiers, but I know even less about those than about analog amplifiers. A CD transport is what spins a CD and reads the digital information stored on the CD. A DAC is what translates the digital signal into an analog signal. And a CD player combines the transport and the DAC into a single chassis.
One of the most popular versions of Cinderella was written by Charles Perrault in 1697. The popularity of his tale was due to his additions to the story including the pumpkin, the fairy-godmother and the introduction of glass slippers.
The earliest recorded version of the Cinderella tale comes from China. It was written down by Tuan Ch'eng-shih in the middle of the ninth century A.D (850-60 Common Era). From the way it was written, it is thought that readers were already familiar with the story and that this version was the first to be written down. In the Chinese story the heroine is called Yeh-shen and there is no fairy godmother.