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    $10 coupon for you, but good only at Matrox' Web Store - first come, first served.

    I just got a transferable $10 coupon from Matrox. I don't need it, and it expires 1/31/2001. It is only good at the Matrox web store, and you redeem it when you are placing an order with them and are checking out. It is not good anywhere else. If you can use it, here is the coupon code...
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    FYI: P3 S-spects (Updated Jan. 8, 2001, for new OEM P3 900 MHz/100 FSB cC0 FC-PGA SL4SD)

    Note: Updated Jan. 8, 2001for new 900 MHz cC0 100 MHz system bus SL4SD FC-PGA P3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FYI: Identifying Intel Pentium III microprocessors: The simplified ?chart? below has been updated as of January 8, 2001, to...
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    FYI: P3 S-specs (Updated mid-Dec. for new retail P3 1 GHz/100 cC0 SECC2 SL4KL)

    (Updated as of mid-December, 2000, for new retail P3 1 GHz/100 cC0 SECC2 SL4KL) FYI: Identifying Intel Pentium III microprocessors: The simplified ?chart? below has been updated as of mid-December, 2000, to include the newer cC0 stepping P3 CPU?s. It is adapted from Intel?s Pentium III...
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    Which CD-RW / DVD-ROM unit should I get.

    Which drive should I get: Ricoh MediaMaster MP9120A 12x/10x/32x CD-RW & 8x DVD-ROM combo unit or Plextor PlexWriter 12x/10x/32A CD-RW & separate DVD-ROM unit. And, if the latter, which DVD-ROM unit? I've read this PC World review of CD-RW drives and am leaning toward the Plextor with...
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    Which vid cards for dual monitors in addition to Matrox Millennium G450 ?

    I've been using dual monitors for a while with a couple of dual PCI ATI cards, and I've decided they are too proletarian for a high-flyer like me. :) I was going to order a Matrox Millennium G450, which is all I really need, but I thought maybe I would get a high-end AGP card plus a...
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    A nice bedtime story ? or, how I spent this evening (after having dinner & walking the dog) completing ...

    ...a successful, if modest, P3 overclock: I built the first PC I ever owned a little over a year ago. It was a 500 MHz Katmai P3 running Windows 98SE at 560/112 with some generic PC100 CL3 RAM on a good Slot-1 BX board, the AOpen AX6BC Pro. The system was not very exciting, but it was rock...
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    FYI - P3 S-specs (Updated mid- Dec. for new retail 1 GHz/100 cC0 SECC2 SL4KL)

    (Updated as of mid-December, 2000, for new retail P3 1 GHz/100 cC0 SECC2 SL4KL) FYI: Identifying Intel Pentium III microprocessors: The simplified ?chart? below has been updated as of mid-December, 2000, to include the newer cC0 stepping P3 CPU?s. It is adapted from Intel?s Pentium III...
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    For which versions of IE &/or Netscape do you design web your pages

    I was going to aim at IE 4 and IE 4. Is that reasonable? Thanx. ----------------- P.S. Got no response in Software Forum, so posted here. :(
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    For which versions of IE &/or Netscape do you design web your pages

    I was going to aim at IE 4 and IE 4. Is that reasonable? Thanx.
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    Fading reported: Epson 870, 875DC & 1270 Stylus Photo inkjets

    I saw a report of fading photos due to ozone in the air for the above-mentioned printers. Bummer :(
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    A7V fans check this out.

    This may be old news, but it's new to me: http://www.panzermuseum.com/halle3/tour__a7v-d.htm Translation: http://www.babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.panzermuseum.com%2Fhalle3%2Ftour__a7v-d.htm&lp=de_en&doit=done&frame=random
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    Link to PC World mag article about Windows security

    An informative PC World Magazine article regarding improving security under Windows may be found here: http://www.pcworld.com/heres_how/article/0,1400,17626,00.html
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    Nevermind... Sorry

    Understanding the compatibility of Athlon and Duron CPU?s, form factors, and various supporting chipsets: AMD makes three microprocessors based on the K7 CPU core: the new Athlon (aka Thunderbird); the Duron; and the old Athlon (aka Classic). These three AMD microprocessors come in different...
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    Trouble-shooting basic problems at boot-up

    Trouble-shooting basic problems at boot-up: Be sure that the components you are trying to install on your motherboard, especially the CPU and RAM but other parts as well, are good quality brand name components and are compatible with your precise motherboard model, model ver-sion and BIOS...
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    BASIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPGRADING OR SELECTING A PC...

    Basic Recommendations for upgrading or selecting a PC: First focus on the basics of your system in order to get a robust platform on which to build and upgrade later. This is a great time to upgrade, by the way, since there are a lot of new attractive options that recently have come on the...
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    TOUR DE FRANCE WEB SITES LIST HERE

    www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/circuits/articles/13grab.html#1 www.letour.fr/2000/us www.letour.fr/caravane/fr www.greatoutdoors.com/velonews/race/road/0tdf tour2000.eurosport.com/home.asp?angueID=2 www.uspsprocycling.com www.nike.com www.lequipe.fr
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    Norton Live Update May Slow PC's with Promise ATA Ultra-66 ....

    I saw this article at PC World: http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,17593,00.html Here's an excerpt: On June 30, Symantec posted new definitions for Norton AntiVirus software. But when some customers received the automatic download through LiveUpdate, their systems stalled...
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    IDENTIFYING THE VARIOUS INTEL P3 MICROPROCESSORS

    Identifying Intel Pentium III microprocessors: The following Pentium III identification "chart" is adapted from Intel's chart at http://support.intel.com/support/processors/sspec/p3p.htm, which is kept up to date by Intel. Intel's web page for more detailed references to information...
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    Need Drivers for Diamond/Aureal MX300 Sound Card

    I would like to get the latest non-beta drivers for the Diamond MX300 sound card. At Vortex of Sound there is a reference to a downloadable file 102REL.EXE, but it is not available there now that Diamond is gone. I was able to download the A3D drivers (a3ddrivers312.exe) and the 3D demos, which...
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    Need Drivers for Diamond/Aureal MX300 Sound Card

    I would like to get the latest non-beta drivers for the Diamond MX300 sound card. At Vortex of Sound there is a reference to a downloadable file 102REL.EXE, but it is not available there now that Diamond is gone. I was able to download the A3D drivers (a3ddrivers312.exe) and the 3D demos, which...
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    New Athlon vs. Coppermine

    I've been thinking: I've seen many benchmarks and it looks to me like (with the exception of professional/OpenGL apps) the P3 Coppermines and the new Athlons are about even in performance, with perhaps a slight nod to the new Athlon. While the old Athlon really surpassed the Katmai, the...
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    Where's Dr. Watson?

    I haven't made Dr. Watson's acquaintance in a while. He is hiding in my Windows directory and in the Systems Information applet, but when I click on him he won't come out! I wonder why? :( I recently reinstalled Win 98SE from scratch, but deleted the Windows Update Notification and Task...
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    Port vs. speed

    Hewlett Packard support told me to connect my 812C inkjet printer to the LPT1 port and to set the port to ECP mode in the BIOS. They said parallel is faster than USB. In general - not just for printers - what is the effective speed of the various ports? And does it matter how many devices are...