Major PC makers will offer Windows 2000-equipped systems begining on Jan. 24 -- three weeks before Microsoft formally unveils the product.
The new operating system will get an early showing of support in new notebooks and servers from Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM, among others.
The official launch date for Windows 2000 is Feb. 17.
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Intel has scrubbed the initial design for its forthcoming Solano chip set in favor of an improved I/O scheme.
The initial version to ship will be the Solano-2. It is slated to sample next month and enter volume production next quarter -- about the same schedule as the original Solano. The redesigned product will still be called the Intel 815.
Sources expect the second-generation Solano to contain USB version 2.0 technology, and a 100MB ATA-100 hard drive interface.
The story is posted at www.techweb.com.
Walt Disney has launched a $15 million lawsuit against 3Com for bundling Disney Interactive games with 3Com modems.
The case, filed in Los Angeles County, charges 3Com with breach of contract.
The legal action is in the discovery stage and no trial date has been set yet.
Both companies declined to comment on the litigation.
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AMD's Athlon processor is the first to reach the magic 1 GHz barrier! Kryotech's super cooling enables you to get the worlds fastest PC that leaves any Intel-based product in the dust.
Intel has been hurting badly, once AMD pushed them from the CPU performance throne. Now Intel enters the battle with a new product, famous for its code name Coppermine. Will it be able to beat Athlon?