Pooling chips in $4.5 billion merger

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Chip maker Applied
Micro Circuits Corp. said in an MSNBC.com report, it would buy
MMC Networks in a stock deal valued at about
$4.5 billion.

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Open Source

Robots can do your protesting for you?

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

It sounds like a silly idea – and perhaps it is one. A group calling itself the Institute for Applied Autonomy claims to be making robots activists can use for tasks like handing out pamphlets, creating grafitti, and other things that might get a human protestor harassed or busted.

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Management

Acer hopes to license PalmOS for Chinese translation

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

August 28, 2000 (TAIPEI) — After completing its personal digital assistant (PDA)
development, Acer Inc. is likely to receive Palm authorization for a PalmOS Chinese version in
September.Story at AsiaBiztech.

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Linux

Interview with AMD’s President

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

AMD President Hector Ruiz talks to Electronic Buyers’ News about the company’s future plans. Published Aug. 25, 2000.

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Linux

Code Name: Mainstream (NYT on Open Source)

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Thoughful New York Times article on potential good and bad things about the mainstreaming of Open Source software. (free registration required to read.)

Code Name: Mainstream (NYT on Open Source)

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Thoughful New York Times article on potential good and bad things about the mainstreaming of Open Source software. (free registration required to read.)

Category:

Open Source

Another bid submitted for Iridium

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Another bid was submitted to buy the Iridium satalites (valued at 5 billion USD). “A California-based organisation named CMC International is offering to pay $US30 million ($A53 million) to acquire Iridium’s 88 satellites and other assets, according to a court filing submitted today.” (from Fairfax I.T.)

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Open Source

Report: UK Set for Cybercrime Surge

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

E-commerce Times reports that a study stating that “cybercrime” will increase in the next 20 years has been released. “The report, “Future Crime Trends in the United Kingdom,” comes days after three men were arrested for using bogus accounts to steal money from Egg, one of Britain’s most high-profile online banks.“

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Linux

PC “Lemon Law” Bill Introduced In Pennsylvania

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A bill has been introduced in Pennsylvania to combat PC “lemons,” as reported by Foxnews.com. “While consumers normally demand the products they
buy actually work, computers seem to be an exception.“

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Unix

MacWorld: Apple’s Pearl of Great Price

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August 28, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Macworld reviews the G4 cube.

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Unix