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9th January 2000 Archive

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  • Intel site seems to sell PCs direct

    Updated PC COM does not appear to be leased, lapsed or loaned

    Much less mystery now surrounds a Web site which Intel appears to still own and which is selling PC kit over the Internet. The pistol now appears to be billowing forth streams of smoke. The site, called PC Com, appears to belong to a Singapore company, but information at WHOIS shows that it is an Intel-owned domain name. The …

    Business 9 Jan 2000, 10:48

  • Athlon, Pentium III-800MHz parts give Japan trickle treat

    Pictures of hen's teeth pop up on the WWW

    The Japanese Pricewatch site that reports on Tokyo's busy goings on in Akihabara, is reporting that the first Pentium III 800s Coppermine processors are appearing for sale, at the same time that AMD's Athlon 800MHz chips are also going on sale. According to Japanese reader Battlax, chips are available in two stores. The prices …

    Business 9 Jan 2000, 12:43

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