AMD aims at Intel with ´Spitfire´

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AMD is planning to match as closely as possible Intel´s Celeron in clock speeds. AMD is expected to release Spitfire at four clock speeds, source said: 550MHz, 600MHz, 650MHz and 700MHz. Spitfire will sport 128KB of onboard Level 2 cache. The current K6-2 processor has 512KB of off-chip cache. Integrating cache increases performance and should give the chip an additional performance boost.

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Intel claims it´s licked dual CPU problem

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Intel has moved quite a way to dispel confusion over dual processing systems using its flip chip (FC-PGA) Pentium IIIs by releasing specifications for them using the i840 (Carmel) chip set. It has also rectified conflicting messages on its Web site.

The firm recently posted a PDF file on its download site, which you can find here. This is a very large document which relates to making dual systems using the FC-PGA packaging work with the i840 chipset.

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Microsoft´s Media Player goes for mainstream audience

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Microsoft today released a preview version of its newest Windows Media Player in its latest push to unseat RealNetworks as the dominant provider of online multimedia technology.

The new Windows Media Player 7 brings Microsoft a step closer to catching RealNetworks´ Jukebox product, which organizes, stores and plays digital media on personal computers. Although the software maker has an investment in MusicMatch, which competes with RealNetworks in this category, it has never offered its own jukebox feature.

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Tuesday March 28: Windows 2000 Resource Kit Chat

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Thanks to Mark for pointing me on this:

On Tuesday, March 28, at 6 p.m. Pacific (Los Angeles) time, join the Windows 2000 Resource Kit writers for a special, one-hour chat, in which the writers will:

- Offer MCPs valuable tips and strategies for using the Windows 2000 Resource Kit to find the specific solutions for rolling out and configuring the software;
- Promote the features and benefits of the new Windows 2000 Resource Kit; and
- Gather valuable feedback from MCPs on how they use the Resource Kit

In order for the team to get feedback from chat participants, the chat room will be kept open during the first 30 minutes, so that chat participants can post answers to questions posed by the writers. Then, the latter half of the hour will be moderated, with questions being posted to the Resource Kit writers on a first-asked, first-served basis.

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3Com Leaves Enterprise Networking Space

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3Com is changing direction radically, discarding its enterprise networking products to focus on consumer, small- to medium-size business, and network service provider products. "We´re focusing on markets where we have established a leadership position," explained Eric Benhamou, chairman and CEO. 3Com claims that restructuring will let the company concentrate on high-growth areas in the market.

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Intel tenders advice on slot-to-sockets

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In a letter Intel sent to its channel partners on the 18th of January (see link below), the firm said that because of tightness in supplies, and a rapid move from Slot 1 (SECC2) packaging to flip-chip (FC-PGA) packaging, it was recommending the use of slot-to-socket adaptors.

Indeed, earlier this year, there were strong indications from some of Intel´s PC manufacturer customers that it could offer its own workaround device, to make up for the gap in mobo support.

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SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2

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SQL Server Service Pack 2 (SP2) addresses specific issues that were discovered in SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 since their ship date. Because SQL Server Service Packs are cumulative, SP2 includes all fixes from Service Pack 1 (SP1) and can be applied to an original installation or to one where SP1 was previously applied. It is recommended that you include SP2 in all new SQL Server 7.0 and MSDE 1.0 installations.

SP2, for SQL Server 7.0 and MSDE 1.0, is in two parts to reduce the size of downloads: Database Components and OLAP Services Components.

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PowerStrip 2.65.02 maintenance release

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Build 2.65.02 of the PowerStrip - amongst other small improvements and fixes - corrects the broken internal monitor support, and adds better support for non-administrators under NT4 and Windows 2000. A little floating gamma toolbar has also been added for people doing web design, DTP and digital photography.

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There is also a new version of MultiRes available.

MultiRes 1.20 is a small, free, 32-bit alternative to QuickRes, with refresh rate and multi-monitor support for up to nine display devices under Windows 98 and Windows 2000. The utility is backwardly compatible with the original retail release of Windows 95 as well as NT 4.0, and features optional timed confirmation prompts that can be enabled or disabled for each device, as well as support for command-line parameters, allowing you to set up shortcuts that switch each and every device in a multimonitor array to a specific resolution, color depth, and refresh rate.

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NVidia 5.02 drivers for Windows 2000

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3D Chipset has posted NVidia 5.02 alpha drivers for Windows Neptune and Windows 2000.

Release Notes:
- This is an Alpha Display Driver for Windows Neptune
- Works fine in Windows 2000 though
- Readme dates files as: 01/12/1999

- Adapters supported

- RIVA TNT
- RIVA TNT2
- RIVA TNT2 Pro
- RIVA TNT2 Ultra
- RIVA TNT2 Model 64
- NVIDIA Vanta
- GeForce 256
- Quadro

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Microsoft hunting for Whistler pirate

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The Redmond, Wash.-based software firm is still investigating the apparent theft of the software, she said.

It is believed a copy of the OS, which is being tested internally by the company, came directly from Microsoft´s internal Web site. It is not unusual for software in Microsoft´s public beta testing program to show up on the Web, but it is unusual for software that is still being tested internally, known as internal builds, to show up there.

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