2nd May 1999 Archive

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K7 vs Pentium III benchmarks emerge…is it a hoax?

Updated Looking good for AMD...

A hardware research engineer from Acer who does not wish to be named, has provided The Register with some comparative tests between the AMD K7 and the Pentium III. NB: We're not quite sure why, but the benchmarks did not appear in this story when first posted. Apologies for that. They're now included. Oh, and BTW, we haven't …

Business 2 May 1999, 09:00
Serbian bombing cunning Y2K plan?

Gets rid of all that old inventory

A reader suggested last week that with all the missiles and bombs raining down on Yugoslavia, it would at least ensure future US arsenals are Y2K compliant. Gulp. This idea is a hard one to stomach, given that it suggests a cynicism far greater than even the most hardened hacks that throng The Register's offices can muster. The …

Business 2 May 1999, 10:21
810 boards debut

Or at least pix of them do

A number of motherboards using Intel's 810 chipset were announced over the course of last week and the first pictures of the form factor have started to appear. Jonathan Hou, at FullOn3D, kindly sent us a picture of a board showing the AMR (audio modem riser) which is one of the features of motherboards using the chipset. The …

Business 2 May 1999, 18:02
SiS intros fast graphics chip

Over 20 companies producing cards

SiS (Silicon integrated Systems) has announced the next generation of its graphics and video accelerator technology, the SiS 300. According to the Taiwanese company, the SiS 300 will deliver five times performance for 3D and acceleration, using 128-bit technology. The chipset will also support DirectX 6, built in DVD and AGP 2x/ …

Business 2 May 1999, 18:22
Potrans buys into Chaintech operation

Aims to beef up European presence on bare bones

Taiwanese company Potrans has taken a 13 per cent stake in motherboard company Chaintech, making it the company's biggest shareholder. At the same time, both companies have formed an alliance to make bare bone systems, and said they will sell products into the European market by the end of the year. In February, Chaintech shut …

Business 2 May 1999, 18:27