Gamers get first peek at Pentium IV

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Microprocessor giant Intel demonstrated the gaming prowess of the
Pentium 4 (P4) processor at ECTS in the first public demonstration
of its next generation architecture in Europe, reports ZDCOUK.com.

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Sega to launch online service this week

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Reuters reports that SegaNet will let players face-off from anywhere around the
world, a move that could help Sega’s comeback.

A victim of bragging rights?

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Critics say oneupmanship with AMD led to inadequate testing of the defective 1.13GHz PIII chip, in this eWeek.com story.

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More PDA viruses on the way

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Maybe the liberty crack virus got too much hype. But it may be a sign of the future. From eWeek.com.

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Linux

Quantum introduces snap server

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Snap Server 4100 offers capacities to meet enterprise workgroup needs in corporations of varying sizes, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and
Application Service Providers (ASPs), says Businesswire.com.

Mexican ISPs hawk easy-pay PCs

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

wired.com reports that Mexico’s Internet access providers, faced with a low population of cyber-surfers, are
offering easy monthly payments on home computers, hoping if more people have computers at home more
will get online.

From Linus: please try linux-2.4.0 test

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Linus Torvalds writes: “Could people who have seen the innd active list file corruption thing
please try out linux-2.4.0-test8-pre4? Despite some reports, it was _not_
fixed in pre2, and pre3 was a internal-only test to fix the remaining
issue with Al Viro.” From linhardware.com.

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Linux

Linux-Mandrake corporate server now available

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Based on Linux-Mandrake 7.1, the Corporate Server 1.0 version, delivered
with the source code, possesses the same qualities that have made previous
MandrakeSoft versions so successful, according to this Linuxpr.com press release.

Trolltech adds GPL licensing for upcoming release

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A press release at Linuxpr.com says that with Qt, developers will have the option of using the open-source version of Qt 2.2
under either the QPL (Q Public License) or GPL license, depending on their
licensing requirements.

Texas school trading paper for laptops

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September 5, 2000

Author: JT Smith

GlobeTechnology reports this quantum leap forward in the evolution of electronic books is taking place at a San Antonio, Tex., dental
school, of all places, where the faculty has dispensed with traditional paper textbooks.

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Unix