9 Apparatus for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, images and data, namely, CD-ROMs, digital video discs, compact discs, computer discs, all featuring instruction on commercial transactions in the field of business, computer software to facilitate and secure electronic transmissions and transactions, namely, computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network, devices for authorization and control of electronic transactions, namely, magnetically encoded debit cards, blank magnetic numerical data carriers, blank recording discs, namely, blank computer discs, automatic vending machines including coin-operation mechanisms sold as a unit, cash registers, calculating machines, namely, calculators, data processing equipment, namely, data processors, computers and computer peripherals