2nd January 1999 Archive
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Acorn’s new name is…
Elementary, my dear Acorn
And Acorn’s new name is…Element 14 Ltd. It’s a geekish sort of joke, you see -- the 14th element of the Periodic Table is Silicon. And Acorn -- sorry Element 14 Ltd -- is now a silicon design house for the digital TV market. E14 is also a district in one of the less fashionable areas of London. The Register may be stealing some …
Business 2 Jan 1999, 00:49
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Opinion: Intel a whited sepulchre on overclocking
It’s all to do with selling more chips, not stopping counterfeits
There’s no doubt about it, when it comes to brazening things out, Intel is hard to beat. Just a few days ago it emerged that Intel is to prevent overclocking of future versions of its processors but the reasons it advances for this decision are spurious. (Story: Intel says days of overclocking over) Its mission, and it does …
Business 2 Jan 1999, 10:49
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Hardware Web sites threaten paper trail
The Register looks at the rise and rise of online mags
Why buy a thick monthly magazine which is out of date by the time you’ve paid for it, when you can get up to date information on technologies as well as reviews far faster on the Web? That question is far more relevant for the industry and for consumers as the number of hardware sites devoted to CPUs, games and PCs rises and …
Business 2 Jan 1999, 13:20
