This is the 10th episode in the series, so I’d just thought I’d mention I’m pretty excited about it. Hey now, hey now, Cyrix is Back! Cyrix is back, and I’m officially happy.  After VIA’s acquisition of Cyrix, from National Semiconductor, Cyrix is finally producing a new chip.  Want...

COMDEX ’99 – Everything new, everything expensive.  Some of you might have went there, but most of you probably didn’t.  If you did go, you probably noticed something similar to the playboy mansions in some areas.  Companies decided to use very attractive woman, in tight blouses and mini-skirts to attract of all of you nerds out...

The total slander of something that one has no information on.  For instance, someone that has never used a Macintosh in their life, saying they suck.  Another example, someone that has never created a PC Operating system that is on the majority of PCs in the world, bashing those that do.  Odd thing of me to bring this up when ...

Processors constantly get smaller and smaller.  Moore, an Executive from Intel, gave us the most important law of computer hardware, now called The Moore Law.  It says, that every 18 months, processors double in speed.  And as we all know, in order for processors to go faster, they must also do a few things.  The space between...

Once again everyone, thanks to companies like Wal-Mart and Hallmark, it’s Christmas time, 2 months early.  And what’s on the mind of most people on the internet?  What to get their favorite techie for Christmas.  I’ll attempt to give you a list.  First off, I’d just like to say that before you buy for your favorite...

This is the fifth Episode in the series, and this is also the fifth episode in October.  That means that the Season where Television crams everyone’s favorite holiday down our throats.  That’s right, Christmas is right around the corner.  That means that all the major companies are releasing their new products for...

AMD has started production of a 1GHz Athlon processor this week, with a 1.4Ghz version being made in the middle of Y2K. How has AMD suddenly jumped from being 100-50MHz slower than the fastest Intel processors, to being faster than Intel? Maybe it’s the new .18u technology. Maybe it’s the design of...

VIA, I don’t know what it stands for, and personally, I don’t think you care. Now that we have that out of the way, you might want to know why I’m talking about VIA. Well, I have a few good reasons.First reason: They bought Cyrix. Second reason: They make the Apollo Pro Plus 133...

Here is a story most people wouldn’t want to touch with a thirty meter pole. AMD has been stealing (not legally, just morally) Intel’s CPU design ever since the 286 days. I even have an AMD 286 on my key-chain. Back in the day, it didn’t matter which company made your big bad 286-12MHz CPU,...

Microsoft, they are always up to something. We all know it. There is never a second those people don’t sit down and relax. That, in a sense, is why they are in court against everyone’s favorite manly Attorney General, Janet Reno, because they work so hard and gain so much market that they are now a...