Low End PC Archive

Low End PC Archive for September 2001

Articles on Low End PC

• CPU Reminiscences, Gregg Eshelman, Low End PC, 9.27. Remembrance of CPUs past, 8088 through 586.
• Personal computer history, 1975-2001, Dan Knight. No, it didn't start with IBM, although Microsoft and Intel got in very early.
• Writing for the Web, Stephen Van Esch. Advice on writing for publication.
• Writing for Low End PC, Dan Knight. We're looking for a few good writers.
• The Nimda Worm, The Virus Page, 9.18. Nimda came out of nowhere on September 18, 2001....

Around the Web

• Opinion. Pandering to the masses. Does engineering still matter?, Joel Hrusk, Van's Hardware, 9.27. "From a marketing standpoint, the P4 is a brilliant product. It adeptly exploits the ignorance of the masses...."
• Opinion. Cost of Microsoft upgrades increase, Michell Kessler, USA Today, 9.26. Businesses can choose no upgrades or mandatory upgrades - no other options.
• Web. Going proactive against viruses, ars technica, 9.23. "ISPs are finally getting off their bum and cutting off service to machines that may be infected with a worm or virus."
• Virus. Attacks computer virus identified, Fox News, 9.25. New virus spreads by email, deletes files on Windows computers.
• News. AMD to close plant, lay of 2300, lose Gateway, Slashdot, 9.25. Gateway moving to Intel-only strategy.
• Virus. Virus exploits fears over war on terror, John Leyden, The Register, 9.25. Email virus can infect Windows PCs, attack antivirus software.
• Analysis. Gartner Group suggests dumping IIS for now, Slashdot, 9.24. "Gartner remains concerned that viruses and worms will continue to attack IIS until Microsoft has released a completely rewritten, thoroughly and publicly tested, new release of IIS."
• Oops. MS shows toppling towers in ZDNet advert, The Register, 9.24. Bad taste, Microsoft. Appallingly bad taste.
• Virus. Microsoft security. The dog that didn't bark, Geoff Lane, osOpinion, 9.21. "Although there is a need for Microsoft security software, as we have seen time and time again, the vast numbers of Windows users adopt the install-and-forget principle."
• Cross Platform. A Windows user's guide to the Mac OS, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, Low End Mac.

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