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Co-Motion Robusta

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4 March 2005

It’s bike season again and the kids are tall enough to ride a tandem with me. For total drool factor, here’s a $7,000 (!!!) tandem that everyone can lust after…it id Dura Ace, but more important just 29 pounds for a tandem. That’s amazing. Co-Motion’s “Robusta” Tandem. If you’re looking…
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Wierdo Parts

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4 March 2005

In evitably with any “homebrew” project like this Pentium 4 system in a shoebox, you need some strange parts. For the Mocha 620, here are some: * LOGIC Supply Slimline CD to IDE adapter. This slimline CD to desktop IDE adapter is used for converting a laptop CD-ROM or DVD…
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NEC 6500A connecotr

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3 March 2005

NEC ND-6500A 8x4x8x DVD+R/RW 8x4x8x DVD-R/RW 24x16x24x CD-R/RW DL Dual-Layer Slim IDE Optical Burner Drive for Laptops and Notebooks (Black, OEM) The NEC ND-6500A DVD Burner is compatible with most Notebooks and Laptops. The first thing you will want to ensure is whether your current drive’s front bezel has a…
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Travia C-156

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3 March 2005

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CPU Decoder Ring

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3 March 2005

CPU decoder ring – The Tech Report Today, AMD and Intel have abandoned clock speed entirely on some chips in favor of three-digit model number systems that are more or less arbitrary. It’s gotten to the point where you need a secret decoder ring just to understand what you’re getting…
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SLI Roundup

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1 March 2005

AnandTech: nForce4 SLI Roundup: Painful and Rewarding. _Well the results are in, basically, if you are happy with 8xAGP (and there is no difference in real performance right now between that and PCI Express), then use a “nForce 3”:http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2128&p=19 boards like the MSI K8N Neo2, so get one of the…
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StumbleUpon

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28 February 2005

StumbleUpon Reviews StumbleUpon is backed by a community of members who explore and review sites they like. These reviews help everyone discover the best sites and meet like-minded people. Ming and I were recently talking about how personalization is the key next theme for the web. Here’s an example of…
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CoolerMaster Hyper 48 KHC-L91

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27 February 2005

X-bit labs – Articles – High-End CPU Coolers Roundup: The Battle for Silence and Efficiency (page 16). _I normally recommend the Thermal Right XP-120 which has a massive 5 inch fan, but they got good results with a smaller cheaper (e.g., less than $50) Cooler Master model._ The best cooler…
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Pentium 600 and 800

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27 February 2005

[VR-Zone Hardware] – Pentium Announcements The Pentium 4 600 series, and the Pentium 4 3.73EE was announced today. Along with their support for EM64T, Intel’s 64-bit extensions, these new CPU’s also include SpeedStep power saving technology, upgraded security features through Executable Disabled Bit, 2MB of L2 cache. The 660 runs…
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Aopen Cube Mini

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27 February 2005

AOpen prepares Cube Mini Pentium M based SFF PC On the heels of launching the EY855-II XC Cube, its first Intel Pentium M-based small-form-factor (SFF) PC, AOpen is now preparing for the March launch of its smallest XC Cube SFF PC to date, the MZ 855, according to sources at…
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