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Friday night, news is a bit late sorry... well, no, no sorry! I've been socializing! I have a life!
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Saturday, 23-December-2000 02:43:12 (GMT +10) - by Sciby
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Right, into the main issue lately, the purchase of 3dfx by Nvidia. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, take your medication). Anyway, Tech Extreme wrote a "3dfx trip down memory lane" before all this ugliness of takeovers and the like. They decided it was even more relivant now. It covers the beginnings of 3dfx, the Voodoo chipset, and so on.
Tech Extreme have also collated a Holiday Pressie Wish List from their staff members. (Note to international viewers: "Pressie" is Australian slang for "Present given by relative, which the contents of will not match what you really wanted, and will most likely be handkerchiefs or '70's patterned underwear". Sorry, I felt this was an important point.) Anyhoo, check it out. I bet Santa's never been asked for a hostname like "Pornomatic" before.
Wheeeeee! TweakTown is acting like a website in a Santa suit (they're just helping the real Santa kids), and giving away free stuff! And they'll even send it to Greenland if you win! Er... if you live there at is. What I mean is that it's an international comp. Yeah. *ahem* Anyway, moving right along...
Alchemy's just informed me that wild an' crazy guy, Dan Rutter has written a huge (surprise) article about skungy stuff that can grow in your waterblocks, radiators, pipes, etc. Best to check it out, quick, before that water slime gains self-awareness, enrolls in uni and lumps you with the bill.
AggAdvice™:"I use cheap vodka to stop growth in my water."
Ever heard of Korean-based company Suma? Neither have I, but apparently, they make a rather large collection of techo-stuff, and X-bit Labs has given Suma's products a good lookover, namely at their video card line.
Yes, it's been put in the OC/AU news before, but it's still cool and froody. We'll all be using these to get to work soon enough. I can also see some fanatical modders would try to rip the fans off and weld them to the side of a case. Thanks to GeoffD1 for the link.
VIA's gearing up the Cyrix III, now with the new Samuel 2 core. Via Hardware has got the goods on it. I always like reading about these particular processors, I owned (still own) an old 6x86L-pr200, so I've got a bit of a soft spot for them. :) Overclocked really well too. :D
After a few coughs and splutters, Insane Hardware has their Abit VP6 dual mobo review up and running. It's a shame it can't support dual celerons, ppga or fpga.
Have you just bought a new computer case and it's got no nice, shiny softswitch on the front? Well, stop your uncontrollable weeping, 'cause Taconuts ha- ...er... Taconuts? *ahem* 'cause Taconuts has got a guide to make just want you need.
The NSW Police have given AustralianIT the excuse to make bad puns about police officer's going "mavrick" with the new Mavrick2000 mobile terminal. Equipped with a colour touchscreen, police officers will have the ability to use the terminals just like they do with their standard desktop computers (does this include downloading pr0n?). I bet they can't get a good fps on Quake though.
Acid Hardware has written a nice little guide to maintaining your system. Pretty commonsense stuff, but good for you people out there who are still new to this computer marlarky.
Finally, for all you gamer fiends, here's an interview with Rich Carlson. He's a level designer from Rogue, who just finished "Alice".
Reviews:
Alpha PAL 6035 heatsink/fan - at Techzone.
Chenming ATX-901A Case - at Apu's Hardware.
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