Once again, Mike Magee represented The Register at Intel's Developer Forum in the heart of a desert. Here is some of the coverage... (For the September 98 IDF, go here (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/468.html)) Presentations Merced Solutions Overview (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/3069.html) IA-64 Architecture Innovations (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/3075.html) News Stories Microsoft outlines Win64 futures (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/3077.html) But they'd better sort out beta three first Pictures of the Merced cartridge (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/3071.html) Exclusive to The Register Merced chieftain outlines futures (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2993.html) Verbatim notes from Merced programme manager Intel's Flash presentation (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2992.html) Includes some NDA'd material Intel NDA found on floor (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2986.html) Some interesting code words in here Lion roars because of Intel chip pricing (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2886.html) German distributor takes exception to dual pricing model Intel decks more chips (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2963.html) The relentless round of price cuts and the disappeared Intel employee saves UK journalist's life (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2961.html) Keeps airways open until paramedics arrive Intel makes The Register sweat IV (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2967.html) Photographs of Fab 11 Intel makes The Register sweat III (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2959.html) Our tour of Fab 11 Intel makes The Register sweat II (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2958.html) Our tour of Fab 11 Intel makes The Register sweat (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2957.html) Our tour of Fab 11 in Albuquerque Intel's Fab 11 gets Flash ramp to .18 micron (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2956.html) Plans to shrink the SRAM Intel outlines 12-inch futures (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2955.html) It already has a development fab up and running Intel anxious about Compaq Alpha threat (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2946.html) There's more to this than meets the eye Intel ships Pentium III, slashes PII prices (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2954.html) Katmai launched and the price cuts on PIIs start Only real men have fabs (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2935.html) According to this keynote, IP is bigger than factories Microsoft hissed and booed at Intel event (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2914.html) Well, Beta Three is a tad late but we have the date now...Microsoft to ship beta three on 21 April (http://www.theregister.co.uk/990203-000023.html) Fifty per cent of original Corollary staff gone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2923.html) This is inevitable Intel explains investment plans (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2924.html) We speak to Les Vadasz Eight way Intel SMP systems to arrive in April (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2921.html) Compaq will have some tweaked Sabers... Intel, Transmeta, Linus Torvalds in cahoots (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2913.html) This emerges from a conversation with Stephen Smith Otellini on Instant Dismissal (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2922.html) Pungent thoughts from a senior VP Intel geezer talks in Geyserville (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2920.html) It's all to do with trickle treats Merced only slightly undead (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2892.html) Our first notes from the Stephen Smith interview Otellini on Willamette (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2888.html) It's still on track, honestly Otellini on HP and Merced (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2889.html) HP have nothing to do with Merced now Otellini on Alpha (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2887.html) This is a bloody business Intel says new PIII socket on way for iMac lookalikes (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2890.html) This has got to happen Yu demonstrates 1GHz chip, talks roadmap talk (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2880.html) Kryotech assisted, we think... Intel says Direct Rambus delayed (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2885.html) And what about PC-133? Otellini teases world with PIII benchmarks (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2878.html) Apples with apples? Intel stresses four Ss in style counsel (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2865.html) Kicking Pat gets stylish Intel says Linux unstoppable (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2864.html) Our lunchtime interview with "Kicking" Pat Gelsinger Intel FlexATX motherboard to use 810 chipset (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2863.html) Cunning plans unveiled Intel to push digital video interface (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2869.html) More Intel cunning plans i820 Camino pix thrash Cyberspace (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/2847.html) Happy Cat gets there first Intel says this, Intel says that, Intel says the other....®