Compaq: Friend Or Foe?

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

LinuxToday.au asks whether Compaq is pro-Linux or a creature of Windows. On one hand, there’s Alpha and some very nice Linux support in some of Compaq’s divisions. On the other hand, they have a tight relationship with Microsoft. On the gripping hand, Compaq is supporting Gnome like mad. Read the article, draw your own conclusions.

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Linux getting its game face on

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“Sometimes a Linux geek just wants to have fun,” says this cute Wired piece about Linux getting more game-y lately. The paradigm of using Linux for work and Windows for play seems to be changing; before long, according to the article, that leftover Windows partition used only for games may not be necessary.

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Linux

SINA.com to Deliver China’s First Internet Olympics

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A prnewswire press release boasts, “The 2000 Summer Olympics marks the first time that China’s population will
be able to view such comprehensive coverage live on the Internet.”

Blair’s net promise to UK residents

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

BBC story about UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s plans to implement his promise that everyone in the UK “from football fans to the homeless” will have Internet access in five years.

Taiwan DRAM Sales Likely to Hit NT$250 Billion in 2001

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

AsiaBizTech says, “According to the world’s top six IC study institutions, the
global production value of dynamic random access memory chips is likely to reach US$48.8
billion in 2001, up 54.5 percent year-on-year.”

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Unix

Li18nux ad hoc meeting in Beijing

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“A Linux internationalization meeting was held on Aug. 29 at
the Beijing Trader Hotel, the first such meeting in China.

The goal of this conference, referred to as “Li18nux Adhoc Meeting in Beijing,” is to recognize
the importance of Linux internationalization and to study an internationalization method for
Linux. The meeting was also participated in by a Japanese delegation, and there were heated
discussions.” according to AsiaBizTech.

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Linux

Ex-Microsoft engineers + Netscape Money = Linux-based software startup

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

In an ironic twist, a startup funded heavily by former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale and staffed heavily by former Microsoft developers and executives is building new Web server infrastructure tools — using open standards and Linux. Learn more about the new company, Crossgain, from CNet.

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Open Source

IBM Unveils ‘Blue Hammer’ Web Server Cluster

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“NEW YORK — IBM Corp. Monday will unveil a powerful new
system for clustering Internet servers, a set-up aimed at
permitting e-commerce firms to streamline their management of
high-performance IBM computers used to host Web sites,” says TechWeb.

Socket A shootout

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Australian IT asks, “What’s the right motherboard for an Athlon or Duron
CPU? That depends on whether you’re building a boring
business box, or a fire-breathing monster game
machine…”

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Unix

Talk with the Helix (Gnome) people

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September 11, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“What the Guys Are Up To” is the catchy title of a glowing story at LinuxPlanet based on an interview with Miguel and Nat from Helix Code.

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Linux