January 2001
January 31, 2001
Half-Point Interest Rate Cut
Time to celebrate the cut with more memory for your computer?
The Federal Reserve cut the interest rate one-half point to 5.5 percent. Follow this developing story.
Then, determine what it will mean for you. Lower credit card rates? An opening to lease a new car?
Gracie says "It's OK to smile, Gentle Heart."
Configure Your Notebook Computer
ESC Notebooks have desktop power and are lighter than an attach� case. When you are in a meeting, at your desk, on an airport, or waiting in a doctors office, you can connect to a network through 10/100 LAN connector or 56K v.90 modem connector.
Choose your ESC Notebook configuration.
Upgrade Memory
In case you haven't checked recently, Crucial Memory prices dropped over a week ago. Go to www.escstore.com, then click on the Crucial Memory logo on the main page. Or just add it to your order in the ESC shopping cart.
Small Business Web Server
With today's competitive business environment, you may want to consider adding a small business web server. You can have it in-house now that you have high-speed Internet connections available.
With your own web server, you can install software for a demo, and you have control of the individual server and its contents. Check out your options. ESC Technologies can build your web server.
Keeping Warm
Think ahead. Yes, snow and ice will come again. But, Spring follows, and that means fickle weather. Check out www.Patagonia.com for warm and safe gear for backcountry ski touring to multi-pitch climbing to warm-weather travel. For more, shop Men's, Women's, Kids' and Luggage.
January 30, 2001
PC Builder Wizard
Let the ESC Wizard help you design and build your own PC or server. It comes complete with prompts and explanations, so you can make informed choices about which products work together.
Where to find a vendor
We know we don't sell everything for everyone. We admit that you need to find a different vendor for some items. How do you find a product vendor on the Internet? It really depends on where you start, how adventurous you are, and what you already know.
Here are a few pointers:
First, know the manufacturer part number and description for the product. If you do not know this, visit the manufacturer website. Most manufacturers have specification sheets posted for their products.
Next, visit places like bizrate.com and gomez.com. They rank companies based on factors such as size of company, product selection, and customer satisfaction. Then there are bulletin boards or posts on places like resellerratings.org. You need to be a little careful with general posts.
Online shopping is promoted to be a price comparison Mecca. Tip: compare supports a vendor provides for the price you pay for your product.
It's more than for price comparisons. You can find computer and component vendors who fit your special niche, are consultants, virtual stores, system builders, component resellers, super stores, and more. All have something to offer a particular buyer.
Places to go:
www.pricescan.com
www.pricenetwork.com
www.ibuyer.net
www.shopper.com
www.shopping.com
www.goto.com
www.computershopper.com and many more�.
PC Buyer's Zone
If you're looking for tips on "How to" articles as are on whatisnew.com or our customer support site, check out pcbuyerszone.com. Many of the fundamental steps described daily here are in summary articles at pcbuyerszone.com.
January 23, 2001
Kids Leak Privacy Information over Internet
Do you know what information about your family that your son or daughter gives to others over the Internet? Do you think that your family name, address, and other information are secure when they use your computer? Perhaps you are among the 25 percent of parents who have children who do protect you and your information. Gracie hopes so, and encourages you to review this article with your child.
Happy New Year and Lunar New Year
We wish all a pleasant Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year. The Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. Learn more about this important date for about 20 percent of the earth's population. Learn what animal represents you on the Chinese zodiac.
January 22, 2001
ASUS A7V133A Update
Looking for the ASUS A7V board with the new KT133A chipset? We'll have it later this week. A7V133 comes with audio. ESC expects to offer the board for around $160.
Abit KT7A Availability
Will ESC offer the KT7A motherboard?
Yes, ESC is planning on offering the Abit KT7A motherboard. Right now, the product is in limited supply. ESC will offer it when it is more readily available.
Companions for Independent Living
You may want to bookmark this site. Canine Companions offers an invaluable service for people who want assistance to lead a normal daily life. Have you considered raising a dog for their program? Perhaps it will help a loved one at an unexpected time. Straight-Forward for Business or Home
Are you looking for a straight-forward, no-nonsense computer? Consider an all-in-one board, such as Intel's D815EEAAL, ASUS's CUSL2-M with LAN, or AOpen's MX3S motherboard. They have onboard audio, video, and network connections. Perfect bases for a Windows ME or Windows 2000 operating system.
January 18, 2001
FIC AD11 On AMD Approved List for 266 MHz
Congratulations to FIC are in order. AMD approved the new new FIC AD11 motherboard for use with the furture AMD Athlon 266 MHz processor.
The FIC AD11 is starting to ship in the United States. The board is bundled with 128MB of PC2100 DDR-SDRAM memory. ESC offers the product bundle for $360.
Encouragement
AJ: Thank you for your attention. Gracie wants to read a statement.
Gracie: All of us at ESCT extend our condolences to the many families who lost loved ones in the recent earthquakes. We also want to encourage our four legged cousins working on the many search and rescue teams looking for victims of the quake. We praise their efforts and respect their courage. Keep your noses to the ground, dogs. Find. Find. Find.
AJ: Can I search, Gracie? I want to try.
Al: Many try, Kid, but few are chosen.
AJ: I want to try. Stella learned. I've got a good nose. Where do I learn more?
Gracie: Check the SAR database. Or, go to dogpile.com. Search for these words: canine search rescue.
Al: Good luck, kid. Paw salutes to you and our cousins.
Go Faster Fans, Awake!
It's time again, to add to your racing fan schedule. The Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend in April offers the prospect of many colorful moments listening to finely tuned equipment buzz around the road course. For those who cannot attend, bookmark this address so you can follow the excitement on their website.
January 17, 2001
Tiny Tower
Yeong Yang is known for it's popular Mini-Server Cube. Now, they have a Tiny Tower, which looks like it's going to be just as popular as the Mini-Server.
You can use a Flex ATX or MicroATX motherboard in a Tiny Tower. ESC offers the case for $65. It comes with a 150 W SFX power supply.
Rolling Blackouts
Yes, ESC is in California. And yes, we're in a Stage 3 Emergency again. If you'd like to read the notices issued for today, check out www.pge.com.
If /when our grid is turned off, we will be back as soon as possible. Online shopping system should not be affected.
Gracie: Why are all the flashlights in the dog-house?
AJ (guilty look, shaking): I - I - I'm preparing.
Gracie: AJ, it's still day time! We'll have sunlight for a few more hours.
Which Boards Work With AMD's New Processors?
"Which motherboards work with the AMD Athlon processor? Which motherboards work with the AMD Athlon processor operating at 266 MHz FSB?"
These two questions topped our email and phone call list the last couple of days. Why? Motherboard manufacturers are announcing and releasing new product for AMD Athlon processors.
Overview
1. Current AMD Athlon processors use a "Socket A" to connect to the motherboard.
2. Computer systems using these processors operate at 200 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB).
3. Current motherboards supporting AMD Duron and Athlon processors use 168-pin SDRAM memory.
Changes occurring:
1. AMD will release an Athlon processor to work at 266 MHz FSB.
2. Motherboard manufacturers are designing product to work with Athlon processor working at 266 MHz FSB. (Late February to late March.)
2A. Motherboard manufacturers are designing product to work with a new VIA chipset, KT133A, which supports Socket A AMD Athlon� processors with a 200 MHz or 266 MHz Front Side Bus running at speeds of 1, 1.13, and 1.2GHz, PC133 SDRAM and VC133 DRAM.
2B. Motherboard manufacturers are designing product to work with a new VIA chipset, KT266, which supports Socket A AMD Athlon processors with a 200 MHz or 266MHz FSB, and supports up to 4.0GB of the latest high-speed DDR200/266 SDRAM at a peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second.
2C. Motherboard manufacturers are designing product to work with AMD-760 (TM) chipset, of which the AMD-761 system controller supports Socket A AMD Athlon processors with 200 or 266 MHz FSB, and supports DDR-SDRAM at a peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second. Note: Some motherboard manufacturers are using the AMD-761 controller combined with VIA PSIPC controller.
Today
As with all new product developments, changes in products are in steps. Today, we have motherboards that use chipsets designed to support future processors. Adjustments will be made to many of these products as the products mature. To use a cliche, change is constant. Little advancements are constantly being added to products to improve them, then there is a jump to the next product type and that product is then modified slowly. This hybridization, if you will, is the impetus of change in the computer industry.
Where do you go for information about which motherboards to use for which processors? AMD.
AMD has an excelent overview of System Integration Steps and Recommended Motherboards. You may see the Recommended Motherboard list at: http://www1.amd.com/athlon/mbl. This page is updated as product changes occur.
Which products are available today?
- AMD Athlon processors 200 MHz FSB
- Epox EP-8KTA3 motherboard - using VIA KT133A chipset and PC133 SDRAM
- FIC AD11 motherboard bundled with 128MB nonECC PC2100 SDRAM - using AMD-760 chipset and DDR-SDRAM
- Gigabyte GA-7DXC motherboard - using AMD 761 controller and VT82C686B controller and PC1600 DDR-SDRAM. This motherboard supports 200 MHz FSB only.
Why do some of the new products say they support 200 MHz FSB only?
AMD Duron and Athlon processors that are available today are 200 MHz FSB. When AMD releases Athlon processors with 266 MHz FSB to manufacturers, testing and product development will continue.
Some motherboard manufacturers will release motherboards known and approved to work with current processors then release a second model for future products.
For instance, Gigabyte's GA-7DXC is now shipping. A sticker is on the top of box marked, "This mainboard supports FSB200 CPU and DDR200 memory." Gigabyte and AMD have approved GA-7DXC revision 2.4 for use with the AMD Duron processor or AMD Athlon processors operating at 200 MHz FSB -- processors that you can buy today.
Gigabyte will release the GA-7DX revision 3.0 (or higher) motherboard at a later date. The GA-7DX will support the 200 MHz FSB, and eventually will support the the future 266 MHz FSB. Note: GA-7DX revisions may change and BIOS updates may be issued.
Which products work with Athlon processors 266 MHz FSB?
Good question. As products are released and approved by AMD for use with this future product AMD will post their recommended list at http://www1.amd.com/athlon/mbl.
Suggestions
1. Buy what you will use today.
2. As you are shopping, make a list of compatible components. Use AMD.com and motherboard manufacturers as a resource. (Use ESCstore.com too.)
Sample Lists:
Processor - AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz and Cooler Master fan
Motherboard - FIC AD11 motherboard
Memory - 128MB PC2100 DDR memory (bundled with motherboard)....
Or
Processor - AMD Athlon 900 MHz PIB (includes fan)
Motherboard - Epox EP-8KTA3 motherboard
Memory - 128MB nonECC PC133 SDRAM memory....
Take your time, read, ask questions, make lists. Then, when you receive your system you'll be able to plug it in and go.
December 2000
December 4, 2000
Millennium Man pre Lucy
Scientists Find Fossils of Man's Earliest Ancestor
By David Fox
NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - French and Kenyan scientists have unearthed fossilized remains of mankind's earliest known ancestor that predate previous discoveries by more than 1.5 million years, the team announced Monday.
They said the discovery of ``Millennium Man,'' as the creature has been nicknamed, could change the way scientists think about evolution and the origin of species.
More 'Toys' Added To Holiday Store
We listened. We added more 'toys' to escdirect.com, our holiday store.
You know we sell Intel products, why weren't we selling Intel Play products? You can now buy Intel Play QX3 microscope and Me2Cam at escdirect.com.
CD ROM burning
AJ: Hey Al, whatcha doing?
Albert: (holding a match) I'm burning a CD.
AJ: That looks fun.
Albert: It takes a steady paw to hold the match and turn the CD. (sticking tongue out to side.) It ... takes ... patience ...
AJ: Hmm... Gracie told me not to play with matches? Didn't she warn you?
Albert: It's okay kid. Just gotta make sure you don't let the match burn down too low or the paw will get a little hot. No big de ... OUCH. (waving paw).
Make your own CDs this Holiday season. ESC offers CD ROM Recorders (Burners) manufactured by HP and Sony. Matches sold separately.
Holiday Gift: One Unit, 4 Uses
Want one unit to use as a video phone, a snapshot camera, a movie builder, and a quick video email exchanger? It's here, waiting for you. Al has one and loves it. It took great pictures of his family reunion on Thanksgiving Day, and will again during the holidays.
December 2, 2000
Useful Gift Ideas
Looking for gift ideas that are useful and appreciated? Memory prices are at an all-time low. Micron memory is available for laptops to servers. Upgrade with the memory computer manufacturers use. Visit www.escstore.com and click on memory in the drop down list under Shop for Essential Components. Then click on the Crucial banner for great prices, including free shipping.
How about a new, faster DVD for your computer? Watch a movie or load that new software easily. Check out the Acer 16X DVD ESC offers.
While at www.escstore.com, visit our Holiday Store at www.escdirect.com for more specials and great ideas.
December 1, 2000
Holiday Store Specials
It's a holly, jolly Holiday, a time to smile and laugh.
Al: A.J. Is that you singing?
A.J.: You bet. It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Gracie: Where did you find that digital camera, Al?
Al: Shhhhhhh. At our holiday store. I want to surprise the pup with his picture on my screensaver.
A.J. So there's no place like home for the holidays, unless I have pictures to launch from my HDD. It's a holly, jolly, Holiday....(as he pirouets away).
Al: I think he heard us talking.
Supreme Court: FL Election Oral Arguments
Al: It's about time. Get this election over.
Gracie: Now, Al, stop grumping. Did you listen to the court proceedings this morning?
Al: Didn't have to. I know how it will come out. Courts leave me no bones.
A.J.: I heard part of it. The judges interrupted the lawyers. Heh, someone took my Rook cards while I listened. I'll sue, I'll sue, I'll
Gracie: Come on, boys. Let's focus for a moment. What's more important, your bones and Rook cards, or listening to 9 judges figure out how to solve a difference of opinion?
Al: Spoil sport.
A.J.: Neither. Come play with me.
Gracie: Quiet. I'm still trying to listening while I'm working.
Salute to Darrell Waltrip
We salute Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR superstar, Franklin, TN, former neighbor, and one smart challenger of the good ol' boys who recently retired from competitive driving. His insight, skill, and valuing of each person's word as their bond changed stock car racing in the 1970s. We remember his Late Modified Chevelle in the wooden one car garage in Franklin between races at the Fairgrounds in Nashville. You came a long way from that garage. Keep up the good work. See you down the road and on the web.
October 2000
October 16, 2000
AMD Duron 750 MHz + and Athlon 1.1 GHz
AMD's new Duron 750 MHz and Athlon 1.1GHz are now shipping through AMD authorized distribution channels. These new processors are available as tray (or OEM) products. Processor In a Box (PIB) products will be available shortly.
Today, AMD decreased certain processor costs to distributors. Most new prices are reflected at www.escstore.com.
Intel reduces prices on some Pentium III
On Sunday, Intel reduced cost to Intel authorized distributors for Pentium III 667 MHz and lower. Price decreases for FCPGA processors were as follows:
Pentium III 667 MHz 16%
Pentium III 650 MHz 16%
Pentium III 600EB MHz 28%
Pentium III 600E MHz 28%
This price decrease reflects Intel's move toward increasing processor speeds in the desktop market. ESC Technologies no longer offers these processor speeds. ESC offers Celeron processors and Pentium III 700 MHz processors and above.
October 10, 2000
Multiprocessor Athlon Demonstration
AMD PASSES MULTIPROCESSING MILESTONE: DEMONSTRATES FIRST WORKSTATION POWERED BY DUAL AMD ATHLON TM PROCESSORS
Dual Processor System Features Forthcoming AMD-760 (TM) MP Chipset for Enterprise Computing
SAN JOSE, CA --OCTOBER 10, 2000--AMD today reached a new milestone with the first public demonstration of a multiprocessor computer designed specifically to work with AMD processors. The demonstration, at the 2000 Microprocessor Forum, consisted of a computer powered by dual AMD Athlon (TM) processors, the AMD-760 (TM) MP chipset, and next-generation Double Data Rate (DDR) memory. The multiprocessing computer demonstration featured 3D Studio Max, a professional 3D design and modeling application capable of increasing system performance by using both processors simultaneously.
"Today's demonstration brings AMD one step closer to enable our customers to offer next-generation dual processor workstations and servers powered by AMD processors," said Rich Heye, vice president and general manager of AMD's Texas Microprocessor Division. "AMD's dual processor platform is designed to take the extremely successful AMD Athlon processor into the enterprise markets that require multiprocessing workstation and server solutions."
Visit AMD on the Web For more information about AMD products, please visit its virtual pressroom at http://www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html.
Additional press releases and information about AMD and its products are available at: http://www.amd.com/news/news.html.
Cautionary Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by words such as "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates" or "intends." Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainty that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Forward looking statements in this release include the risk that AMD will be not successfully introduce a commercially available multiprocessing solution and that such solution may not be accepted by the market. We urge investors to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the Company's filings with the United States Securities Exchange Commission.
Congratulations Jack Kilby
Mr. Jack St. Clair Kilby won half the Nobel Prize in Physics for his involvement in the invention of the computer chip.
Albert: So the old guy does it. Good show.
AJ: Guess it isn't so bad being old. Eh, Al?
Albert: Not at all.
Search feature is working
The search feature on the beta shopping site should now be functional. Please let us know if you find something out of the ordinary.
Also, we are adding a new script to the present shopping cart. This should fix the problem with using the back button. We should be uploading the script to each page through out the day.
October 4, 2000
Cow luck
It seems that the bovines ran into a little bit of luck with the 1.13 GHz PIII. According to this article from PC World, "The 1.13-GHz problem only slightly impacted Dell, which had sold but not yet shipped systems using the chip, says Dell's Srivastava. The 1.13-GHz problem was not the result of sloppy or rushed work by Intel, he says."
Maxtor / Quantum merger
According to news.com "Disk-drive maker Maxtor announced today that it will buy Quantum's hard-drive business in a deal valued at around $2 billion."
56,000 words
AJ: 56,000 words in the brief, 56,000 words. Take one down. Pass it around. 55,999 words in the brief.
Albert: 55,999 words in the brief. 55,999 words. Take one down. Pass it around. 55,998 words in the brief.
Gracie: Actually boys, this is my favorite line, "The case would then likely be resubmitted to the Supreme Court, which is not expected to reach a final decision on the case until 2002. "
Server upgrades
Please excuse the 'here and gone' of this web site today. The server is being upgraded and it is necessary to restart the hardware.
Albert: We wait to restart the server until we have at least 100 people on at the same time.
AJ: Yeah. Then we push that big button. Hehehe.
Gracie: Boys ! Cut that out.
AJ: OK. We were just having a little fun. sniff.
Dr. Hardware 2000
http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/util/drhw150e.zip 2953226 bytes
drhw150e.zip Dr. Hardware 2000: Powerful hardware detection
Dr. Hardware 2000 v1.5.0e is among the best hardware detection programs for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4 and 2000. It provides a detailed analysis of processor, BIOS, SDRAM modules, sensor chips, main board chipset, ASPI, EIDE and PCI devices; Windows specific stuff like in-depth-analysis of file and memory management, VCACHE statistics, system monitor; also provides benchmarks for CPU, video adapter, hard disks, CD-ROM/DVD, ASPI and net drives.
Changes: Detects new processors, chipsets, PCI devices and comes with further optimizations for Windows NT/2000 and several bug fixes. More outstanding highlights in the registered version.
Special requirements: None
drhw150e.zip has replaced drhw99e.zip.
October 3, 2000
Technical Support email
We are continuing to answer emails as quickly as possible. If you have not heard from a techician within the first day of the email - please let us know using this link to our feedback form.
Epox EP-8KTA+
Epox expects to start shipping its new EP-8KTA+ motherboard toward the third week of October. This updated product supports AMD Duron or Athlon Socket A processors.
New shopping site
We'd like to thank everyone for the feedback on the new shopping site. We will continue to make the changes that are being suggested.
If you haven't looked at it in the past few days, please take a few minutes to look again.
The configurators are functional and we will be adding more choices. What do you think of the multimedia presentations under the ISP servers? Would you like to see more of these presentations?
1.2 GHz Athlons are on the way by year end
According to AsiaBizTech.com, AMD will be releasing their 1.2 GHz processor by year end.
AJ: Do they mean December 31 ?
Albert: Exactly.
Titles of October 2000 articles (links do not function)
- escdirect.com domain name
- "Talk to us" from 9-5 WHEN?
- 1.2 GHz Athlons are on the way by year end
- New shopping site
- Epox EP-8KTA+
- Technical Support email
- Dr. Hardware 2000
- Server upgrades
- 56,000 words
- Maxtor / Quantum merger
- Cow luck
- VIA sales quadruple
- Aibo may get a buddy.
- The Register & Intel D815EEAA motherboard
- Yawp
- Interesting message
- Let's do more testing
- Special on Evergreat NT-979 Black Case
- ESC Notebooks now shipping
- Girls Rule, Boys Drool
- Niche player or World domination
- Thank you for the feedback
- Western Digital ships new UDMA/100 drives
- Search feature is working
- Congratulations Jack Kilby
- Multiprocessor Athlon Demonstration
- Buy low, Sell High
- Delay in ATC 100 Cases
- USS Cole and others
- Jerry Sanders
- Bellwether or Bell Weather
- Good news for Intel stock holders
- Text chat feature, tech support email.
- Telephone support down until Friday morning
- Pull up your socks and get ready for the race
- Dell recall
- Buy.com settles first case
- Intel reduces prices on some Pentium III
- AMD Duron 750 MHz + and Athlon 1.1 GHz
- AMD Athlon 1.2GHz
- We find Albert with his head buried ...
- Epox 8KTA SDRAM stability
- Nvidia poised to take lead in PC
- Coming soon to a PC near you
- Notebooks
- Happy Birthday
- Epox Dual Pentium III motherboard
- Cooler Master cases
- Plastic vs Steel vs Aluminum
- Pioneer 16x DVD drive
- Removable hard drive trays
- AMD A1000BOX in inventory
- Intel processor price decrease
- Updated Advantage Memory prices
- Toshiba advances development of DVD drives
- Digital cameras
- 2000 International and Military Mail Christmas Dat
August 2000
August 16, 2000
Intel developer conference
August 22-24
The Intel Developer Forum Conference (IDF) is a semiannual, three-day conference targeted at business and consumer desktop, mobile, workstation and server hardware manufacturers, as well as peripheral and software vendors working on advanced computing platform solutions.
The theme for IDF Fall 2000 is "Powering the Net. Connecting the Net." The conference includes more than 150 technical sessions and hands-on labs. For more information, visit the IDF Web site at http://developer.intel.com/design/idf.
Albert: Give me an I.
AJ: Eye
Albert: Give me an N
Gracie: Nnnnn
Albert: Give me a T
AJ: With Drink and Jam?
Albert: Give me an E
Gracie: Eeeee
Albert: Give me an L.
AJ: *ELL.
Albert: WAIT. WAIT. Something isn't quite right with that chant.
Gracie: Yeah. The ending is all wrong - too close to those Texas bovines.
Albert: Bring on the dogs !
Gracie: Woof
July 2000
July 10, 2000
- E-shoppers: Time to get real
Albert: This is my kind of guy! I love this editorial.
- Bidding starts at $1
Since other sites are joining in the frenzy - we thought we'd add our 2 cents worth.Albert: Like you didn't expect this !
Since other sites have auctions and since there is talk of reverse auctions like Respond.com receiving $54 million in VC money - we thought we'd throw out our own great idea.
Our new website will allow you to bid on your own personal information. You will have the opportunity to buy your information rather than having it sold to other sites. That's right. We'll put up your name on the web and you will have the opportunity to bid for it - right along with everyone else.
Can you picture it now ?! Seeing your name highlighted. People will come up to you on the street and say, "Weren't you the fellow who was 'Man of the Week' on the GetYourInfoBack.com last week?" And you can proudly say, "That's private information pal."
Gee, it could be kind of fun.
- Yes, Albert and Gracie answer email
Some of you have recently discovered that Albert and Gracie are answering email.Albert: Selectively. Can't stand junk mail. Those senders of junk mail should all be shot.
Gracie: Albert ! My word. Gracious sakes. Be kind.
Albert: Thought I was.
AJ: Hey ! You forgot me. I write too. And I'm the funny one. So email me a joke and see if you can make me laugh.Webmaster: And there you have it. Yes. The dogs answer email. Pictures of your dogs are appreciated too.
Woof.
- Biostar M7VKB motherboard
We're now offering Biostar's M7VKB motherboard as a component or in a system. The new motherboard is approved by AMD to work with an AMD Duron or Athlon (PGA) processor. The M7VKB also features 5 PCI slots, 1 ISA slot, 1 AGP slot (4x), 1 AMR slot, onboard audio, Wake-On-LAN connector, Telephony connector, and more.
- It wasn't me
Gracie: Albert ! What did you do to those poor cows?
AJ: (laughing): They look funny !
Albert: It wasn't me.
Gracie: Albert.
Albert: OK. But I only used a little spray paint so that others could tell they were the "bad" cows.
AJ: The yellow warning sign you painted looks nice but you used too many words.
Albert: I just used, "Stop. Don't buy. Go away. I'm a bad cow. Leave me alone. Quit looking at me. ..."
Gracie: (sighing) Albert. Those poor cows have been banished.
Albert: Good then it worked. Now I'm trying to figure out how to tip the other cows. Maybe I'll spray paint them all white ...Webmaster: It looks like Dell is giving up on the colorized WebPC. Yes, the "sleek" PC bovine has officially been banished from the rest of the herd (a congregation of gregarious wild animals like Albert, Gracie, and AJ.).
June 2000
June 16, 2000
- Closing Early
Due to the death in the family, we are closing early today. We will be open on Monday at 9 AM Pacific Time.
- Wozniak Inducted Into Inventors Hall Of Fame
Congratulations to the inventor of the Apple II.
June 13, 2000
- HP And Intel Release IA-64 Developer's Kit For Lin
Hewlett-Packard Company and Intel Corporation today released a free IA-64 developer's kit that enables the Linux community to develop, test, debug and run IA-64 applications for the upcoming Intel� Itanium� processor. HP is committed to delivering Itanium processor-based servers and workstations that will support Linux and other operating systems.
June 12, 2000
- Gen 5 on it's way while Gen 1 becomes smaller
We were handed two pieces of news this weekend ...Generation number 5 should hit earth around Christmas time. We expect the baby to be born with a hand held PC and ready to produce a webpage before the age of 1.
For those of you who do not understand the above message ... ESC Technologies is composed of 4 generations of family members. We were given the news this weekend that a new generation was soon to begin. OK?
However, this news is bitter sweet.
Grandpa Heiny survived to his 67th anniversary. He made it by 2 hours before leaving us on Sunday morning. His wife of 67 years was proud to have celebrated their anniversary and sad that he didn't make it to his 94th birthday.
Grandpa was born June 14, 1906. He was a Family man, Farmer, and Air-Pioneer. He left his career with United Airlines in the late 50's in order to take care of his Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, and would love to have seen his Great-Great Grandchild coming this winter.
We will miss his wisdom.
- The White House and email
Many of you know that email was used against Microsoft during the Anti-trust trial. What you may not know is that the politicians are trying to do the same against each other.The escape route? Umm... "I don't have copies. They are deleted." Yeah. That's the ticket.
Umm... backups? Hm... Nope. Didn't make any backups. Sorry - no can do.
OK. We admit it. We were going to title this story, "Inventor of Inet didn't do a backup."
June 8, 2000
- ASUS CUV4x
This motherboard is available. It is a VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset based board with a socket 370.
- This was a surprise
We were following links from PC World when we found this page.