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Weekly Tech Brief Updates - Dateline: Wed 7/11/2001

Computer Technology News Updates

Today's Topic:  

• Wait And See! ;) 
  
• Gigabit Adapters $99.00! -
  
• "Big Drive" Initiative by Maxtor - 144 petabytes (PB) -
  
• Mt Ranier CD-MRW -
  
• Current Hardware Specs -

New Features @ Build Or Buy: 

• Guidelines (5-30-01) By Joe Whinery
  
• BuildOrBuy.net Whois Search - Search Domain Names
  
• mpcspecs.html - MPC Specification Comparison Chart -
  
• cdtests.html - CD-ROM Testing Applications - Updated!
  
• cdspeeds.html - CD-ROM Drive Speed Comparisons Chart - 2X, 3X, 4X, Etc.
  
• cdbootmenu.txt - El Torito CD-ROM Boot: Windows 98 CD-ROM Startup Menu Screen
  
• cdbootmenu.html - Same as above in html format + details
  
• bootcdspec.pdf - El Torito CD-ROM Boot Spec v1.0
  
• technology.html - PC Computer Technologies + More Codecs, CD-ROM, Digital A/V & I/O Topics.
  
• codecs.html - COder-DECoder or COmpressor/DECompressor -
  
• recommendations.html - For our Members, recommendations everyone might need for a PC! Check your List! 

Hardware: HD's & CD-MRW!

80 Gig HD's (ATA/100 - UDMA), WDC & Maxtor - 128 GB Limit moving to 137 GB, now 144 petabytes (PB)!!!

• TechXNY.com / Maxtor.com - "Big Drive" Standard, Shattering Capacity Limits On ATA Disk Drives, next generation ATA interface standard that breaks the 137GB barrier for ATA hard drives. Compaq, Microsoft & VIA! (June 26, 2001)

  www.maxtor.com/bigdrive
  www.serialata.org/news.html

• Silicon Image's CMD Storage Division Supports Industry's "BIG DRIVE" Initiative With New Device Drivers - (June 27, 2001)
  
• Intel.com: Intel To Break $100 Price Barrier With New Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (6-19-01)
  • Intel(r) PRO Network Connections - Special Offer -

• InternetWire.com Technology News - Large Storage Capacity (Up To 1GB) Silicon Disk Drives Provide Rugged Data Protection For Windows Applications - (07-09-2001)
  
• InternetWire.com Technology News - Software Architects Supports Mt. Rainier Compliant CD-MRW Drives - (07-10-2001)
  
• Software Architects - WriteCD-RW!™ V2.0 for MS Windows - world’s first software to support the new “Mt. Rainier compliant CD-MRW” disk drives! -
  
• Microsoft.com - PC Storage Directions -
  
• Philips System Standards & Licensing - http://www.mt-rainier.org -

  Mt Ranier CD-MRW supported by Compaq, Microsoft, Philips and Sony

• AMD-760™ MP Chipset - Multi-Processor! Maybe for our next PC Build Session!

Current Hardware Specs: 

1. WinHEC - Windows Hardware Engineering Conference -
   
2. PC 99 System Design Guide @ Microsoft -
   
3. PC 99 System Design Guide @ Intel - Version 1.0 Available
   
4. PC 99 System Design Guide - The Book, Microsoft Press -
   
5. PC Design Guide - www.pcdesguide.com/ - (Maintained by Microsoft!)
   
6. Desktop Form Factors - ATX Specifications -
   
7. Intel.com - Home Computing - PC Buyer's Guide -
   
8. Chron.com - Dwight Silverman's PC Specs - (07-11-2001)
   
9. AMD Athlon Processor System Configuration - A REAL PC!
   
10. p4motherboards.html - Pentium 4 Motherboards Chart -

Software: 

• DV.com - The Many Faces of MPEG-4 -
  
• Microsoft: Windows Media, Producer Technical Preview (Sonic Foundry On-Demand Producer) Only IF you're running Office XP & Windows 2000 - (July 4, 2001)

In The News:  (Since Last Month's Build Or Buy News!) 

• Olympus Announces DW-90 Low-Cost Digital Voice Recorder With PC Connection (7-2-01)
  
• CABA Forms Iinformation Council To Provide More Research To Home Building Automation Industry - (Friday, 6-29-01)
  
• Olympus Announces the New CAMEDIA C-4040 ZOOM 4 Megapixel Digital Camera (6-20-01)

• CommWeb.com - AT&T Wireless Spinoff Completed - (07-09-01)
  
• InfoWorld.com - Window Manager by Brian Livingston -
  
• Ricochet wireless - Fast But... Metricom Parent Files Chapter 11 - (July 2, 2001)
  
• PCExpo.com - TechXNY.com - Over! - June 25-28, 2001 -
  
• DVDPro.net - July 30-31, 2001
  
• ZiffDavis new site - ExtremeTech.com - 
  
• DVexpo.com - Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, December 3-7, 2001.
  
• CNET.com, Tech News - SBC readies new role in broadband  - The 500 lb. Gorrilla, MA Bell's Baby Bell, SBC.
  
• CNET.com, Tech News - content - IT spending seen dropping $140 billion - Our Take: No need to worry about Windows XP, we can't afford it @ any price!
  
• DV.com: Jackpot - Enter for a chance to win a professional video studio valued @ more than $50,000!