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AFS Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.angelfire.com/hi/plutonic/afs-faq.html

"The aim of this compilation is to provide information about AFS including: a brief introduction, answers to some often asked questions, and pointers to further information The intended audience ranges from people who know little of the subject and want to know more to those who have experience with AFS and wish to share useful information by contributing to the faq."

Author: Paul Blackburn (mpb@acm.org)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Distributed File System; AFS; FAQ

alt.cd-rom FAQ

http://www.uni-giessen.de/faq/archiv/cdrom-faq/msg00000.html

This is an archive of Frequently Asked Questions from the USENET newsgroup alt.cd-rom. It covers topics ranging from choosing which CD-ROM drive to buy, to what sources there are for CD-ROM discs in the U.S., to how to get in contact with CD-ROM publishers. It also contains direct links to CD-ROM information stored at ftp sites.

Author: Members of the alt.cd-rom USENET newsgroup (rab@cdrom.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Computer Software

Keywords: CD-ROMs; FAQ

Amiga FAQ

http://www.landfield.com/faqs/amiga/introduction/part1/

Frequently asked questions and answers about the Commodore Amiga.

Author: Ignaz Kellerer (kellerer@informatik.tu-muenchen.de)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--Other Platforms & Systems

Keywords: Amiga; FAQ

Anand's Hardware Tech

http://www.anandtech.com/

"This site is intended to inform the end user of the hardware and software aspects of computers in today's constantly changing world." The site contains reviews of hardware, software, storage, and video, among other things. There are general news articles and editorials and surveys.

Author: Anand Shimpi (C6x86PR150@aol.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Reviews; Editorials

CHAC History Pages (CHAC)

http://www.chac.org/chac/chhistpg.html

This site has a comprehensive listing of articles on computer history and electronic calculator history. The computer history section includes hardware (mainframes, micros, minis, etc.) as well as software.

Author:

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: History

Chronology of Events in the History of Microcomputers

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist.htm

"This list is a collection of product announcements and delivery dates from various sources, mainly computer magazines and newspapers. References are indicated in [brackets], which are listed at the end of this document. A [number.number] format gives the page within that reference."

Author: Ken Polsson (kpolsson@islandnet.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: History

Clock Chipping Home Page

http://violet.berkeley.edu/~schrier/mhz.html

"To ease access to some of the most up to date information on crystal oscillator swapping/acceleration on Apple Macintosh (and clone) computers I've started this Clock Chipping Home Page." The author gives information on how to improve cpu performance on both Apple machines and clones, as well as a history/background information page on how processors work and why you can usually alter them to process more quickly. There is also a statisitcs page where people have contributed their increased clock rates. Included in the related links are sites for parts, benchmarking software.

Author: Marc Schrier (schrier@socs.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Clock Chipping; Crystal Oscillator

comp.client-server Frequently Asked Questions

http://puma.join.ad.jp/tech/faq-e/misc/misc-client-server

Frequently asked questions and answers about client-server systems.

Author: Lloyd Taylor (lloyd@abs.net)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Client-Server; FAQ

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.* FAQ

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/pc-hardware-faq/part1/

"This FAQ covers Frequently Asked Questions from all groups in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.* hierarchy. Software topics are only included if they are directly related to hardware or hardware interfacing.

Author:

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

Keywords: Hardware; FAQ

Computers.Com

http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1016.html

"COMPUTERS.COM has lab-based reviews of hundreds of hot products and raw data on thousands more. It even has a feature that lets you build your own comparison of only the products you're interested in. From there, you can access the up-to-the-second pricing information that's fed to the site continuously. From desktops to digital cameras, from modems to servers, our new site has expert guidance about the products to buy and where to buy them." You can search the site, or browse by product category.

Author: CNET Networks, Inc.

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Dave's Guide to Buying a Home Computer

http://www.css.msu.edu/pc-guide.html

This site covers the steps to purchasing a PC computer. There is a guide to help you when looking for a new or used computer, setting up or upgrading, or trouble shooting. The author discusses things you need to be aware of before you decide to purchase a computer, whethew new or used. He also gives a detailed discussion of components and information on OS and software considerations.

Author: Dave Krauss (krauss@msu.edu)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

Epinions - Reviews of Hardware

http://www.epinions.com/cmhd

Reviews of computer hardware products written by actual consumers. Reviews are categorized by product and by brand. Products include in computers, monitors, laptops, scanners, PDAs, printers, peripherals, removable storage, and input devices. Advice on buying computer products and improving your PC are also available.

Author: Epinions, Inc.

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Product recommendations; Reviews; Consumer; Peripherals

EveryMac.Com

http://www.everymac.com/

"EveryMac's exhaustive catalog of Macs and Mac compatibles provides complete specs and technical data. EveryMac.com provides information on everything from today's Apple Power Macs and PowerBooks to yesterday's Performas and LCs. In addition, it supplies information on the mainstream MacOS-Compatibles from Motorola, PowerComputing, and Umax, and often forgotten manufacturers such as Dynamac and Outbound, along with many others." Browse by manufacturer, processor, case type, or search.

Author: Brock Kyle (bkyle@everymac.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--Macintosh

Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present

http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~bayko/cpu.html

This site includes a fairly detailed history of microprocessors. "This list is not intended to be an exhaustive compilation of microprocessors, but rather a description of designs that are either unique (such as the RCA 1802, Acorn ARM, or INMOS Transputer), or representative designs typical of the period (such as the 6502 or 8080, 68000, and R2000). Not necessarily the first of their kind, or the best."

Author:

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Microprocessors; History

The Hand-Me-Down PC

http://www.daileyint.com/hmdpc/handtoc.htm

Full text of a 1998 book aimed at the layperson. Covers upgrading, purchasing, and troubleshooting personal computers.

Author: Morris Rosenthal

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

Keywords: Upgrades; Troubleshooting

Hardcore Hardware

http://www.angelfire.com/geek/hardcorehardware/

"Advice and info on PC hardware with links to manufacturers and vendors." There are tables on graphic cards and other specifications, and the author makes suggestions as to various set-up requirements for a PC based on use (e.g. gaming, 2-D or 3-D graphics, etc.)

Author:

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

Historic Computers

http://www.galactic.co.uk/iainf/computers.html

"This page gives some details of the computers that I currently have in my collection. I started collecting them about 3 years ago 4 years, as I began to see machines that I had used, at various companies, being thrown out. Being a natural hoarder, with an interest in computer history, I started to collect them. Most of them date from the early-to-mid1980s. They are all UN*X boxes of some flavour or other, except for the transputer stuff." The computers the author discusses include " ICL PERQ, WCW MG1, inmos B004, AT&T 3b1, and the Sun 3. He also includes a list of information resources about each computer discussed.

Author: Iain A F Fleming (iainf@bristol.st.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: History

An Illustrated Guide to Building the New PCs

http://www.daileyint.com/build/

"Online version of the published McGraw-Hill book "Build Your Own PC" includes over 50 step-by-step assembly photographs for new ATX systems (PII, Celeron, AMD) and the AT to ATX transition guide - Catching up with the New Technology."

Author: Morris Rosenthal

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

MacBuy.com: The Macworld Buyer's Guide

http://www.macbuy.com/

MacBuy.com provides useful product reviews, rating and pricing information on the Macintosh platforms. The site includes a search function for assisting in finding product information/reviews. This site makes extensive use of drop-down menus.

Author: MacPublishing, L.L.C.

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Consumer Issues & Services

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--Macintosh

Keywords: software

Macintosh AV FAQ

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~jwang/cgi/av-faq/

"This Frequently Asked Questions list attempts to address the day-to-day needs for users of AV technologies. The primary audio visual aspects, 16-bit CD-quality stereo sound and analog video in/out, may be already familiar to you. However, the AV moniker have come to embody a number of other sophistications, some by accident and some by design. These secondary topics include GeoPort (telephony), PlainTalk (both Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech), even innovations such as DMA (Direct Memory Access) and SCSI Manager 4.3, for which the first AV models served as a convenient launch pad.

The information included here pertain to, and are broken down between the 68K AVs (660av, 840av), NuBus Power Macs (6100av, 7100av, 8100av), and PCI Power Macs (7500, 7600, 8500, 8600)."

Author: James Wang (jwang@csua.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--Macintosh

Keywords: AV; Audio Visual; FAQ; Audio; Video; GeoPort; PlainTalk

Maven: Business Week's Computer Buying Guide

http://www.maven.businessweek.com/index.html

Maven provides useful product reviews, rating and pricing information and advice on both Mac and PC platforms. The "news" section "takes you to the Business Week Online Computer Room, a browsable archive containing most of the computer coverage from Business Week magazine for the past several months." The site includes a search function for assisting in finding product information/reviews. This site is frame-based.

Author: Business Week Magazine and National Software Testing Laboratories (maven@nstl.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Consumer Issues & Services

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Computer Software

Keywords: PC; Macintosh

ModemHelp: Support for Modems

http://www.modemhelp.com/

"The ModemHelp support site is designed to help you find answers to yourmodem questions." The categories include: Installing Internal Modems, V. 90 Upgrades, Configuring TCP/IP and DUN for Windows 95, Resources for You, and Modem Diagnositic Utility.

Author: BVRP Software USA (feedback@bvrpusa.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Modems; ADSL; ISPs; ISDN; installation; configuration; TCP/IP

Motherboard HomeWorld

http://www.motherboards.org/

This is a good resource to find information on replacing and upgrading your motherboard. The author provides a section for newbies that gives detailed information about motherboards and where to start. There is a list of manufacturers and vendors to get information on purchasing or asking about your particular piece. There is also an article on chips and chipsets, and the author walks you through building your own PC. There is an FAQ and a search engine for the site.

Author: Billy Newsom (webmaster@motherboards.org)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

Keywords: Motherboard; Chipset; BIOS; FAQ

Obsolete Computer Museum

http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/

An online museum for computers of the early 1980s. It covers Apple, IBM, Tandy, Texas Instraments, Commodores, and others. The resource examines their impact in a historical fashion, and explains their technological features. A light hearted source filled with valuable information about computer science.

Author: Tom Carlson (tcarlson@ncsc.dni.us)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: History

The PC Guide

http://www.pcguide.com/index.htm

The author wanted to build a site that would focus on the PC user rather than the PC designer. The site includes: "High-level descriptions of how a computer works; Comprehensive technical information on the functioning of every part of a modern PC; Detailed information on system care, protecting your system from viruses, and backups; Both general and specific information on troubleshooting and repairing PCs; System optimization information that can help you easily get more from your existing machine; References to many other hardware and software web pages." There is also an FAQ and a search engine.

Author: Charles M. Kozierok (ixl@PCGuide.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

PC-Help Online

http://www.pchelponline.com/

Browsable and searchable directory of addresses, phone numbers and Websites for technical support, customer service and other help and assistance information for personal computer companies (both hardware and software). Also includes a directory of non-company-sponsored help resources, like FAQs, newsgroups & mailing lists, online magazines, etc.

Author: Stickman Productions (webmaster@pchelponline.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

Keywords: Resources

PowerPC FAQ

http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/library/ppc_faq/ppc_faq.html

Frequently asked questions and answers regarding the PowerPC microprocessor family from IBM and Motorola.

Author: Derek Noonburg (derekn@ece.cmu.edu)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Microprocessor; PowerPC; FAQ

Preservation of Old Computers

http://www.galactic.co.uk/iainf/cpreserve.html

This page gives a detailed, step by step description of the actions one would take in the preservation of old computers, including helpful tips, cleaning, maintenance, antique computer components, and problems you may encounter.

Author: Iain A F Fleming (iainf@bristol.st.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Preservation; Antique

Price Watch - Street Price Search Engine

http://www.pricewatch.com/

"A search engine that finds best daily prices for computer components sold in the U.S. Type in 'search' box or click through category or product lists. Dealers Advertise and maintain their prices On Price Watch using our proprietary systems."

Author: Price Watch Corporation (webmaster@pricewatch.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Street Tech

http://www.streettech.com/

"Street Tech offers reviews, information and commentary on computer hardware, consumer electronics and do-it-yourself (DIY) tech projects. The site is divided into 6 main sections: Today's Tech - The most current review on the site. Hardware - Reviews of desktop computer systems, laptops and peripherals. Gadget - Reviews of consumer electronic devices: PDAs, handhelds, phones, pagers, stereos, TVs, cameras, etc. DIY - How-tos and indispensable tools for those who want to build, upgrade and maintain the machines in their life. Shop Talk - A conferencing and real-time chat area for the latest high-tech news, gossip and information. Archive - Where all the previous reviews are stored."

Author: Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc.

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Reviews

System Optimization

http://www.sysopt.com/

This site gives product evaluations and reviews and provides benchmark comparison lists. There is information about system components such as BIOS, DRAM, and motherboards among other things. There is even a step-by-step tutorial on overclocking, the process of altering the CPU to run at a faster clockspeed. There is also a technological FAQ as well as general information on books, diagnostics, and hardware and software companies.

Author: Scott Wainner (sdw@sysopt.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Platforms--DOS/PC/Windows

The Tech Page

http://www.thetechpage.com/

"A free reference site with info on thousands of computer hard drives."

Author:

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: hard drives

Tech Shopper

http://www.techweb.com/shopper/

Get product reviews, specs, prices, comparisons, and ratings for various computer hardware and software here.

Author: CMP Media LLC

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Computer Software

Keywords: reviews

Tom's Hardware Guide

http://sysdoc.pair.com/

The site provides detailed information about such things as motherboards, video cards, BIOS, CPU's, overclocking, RAM, and technology among other things. The author gives advice on how to go about making such purchases as well as giving reviews of various hardware products. There is also a list of links to other hardware sites. The author is also willing to take emails giving tech support and advice.

Author:

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Keywords: Motherboard; BIOS; CPU; Chipset

What's In That Box?

http://members.aol.com/wbox/wboxmenu.htm

Using images and nontechnical language, the author goes step-by-step through the contents of a typical computer and describes their functions. You can navigate by clicking on a a piece of hardware that looks interesting or by following the order set by the author. Topics covered include such things as the power supply, hard disk drive, and CD-ROM.

Author: Jeff Napier

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Wireless NewsFactor

http://wireless.newsfactor.com/

"Real Time Wireless News from Around the World." Topics covered include: mobile phones, PDAs, wireless Web, Bluetooth, networking, 3G wireless, Satellite, M-Commerce, health and safety.

Author: NewsFactor Network (feedback@newsfactor.com)

Subjects:

Computers & Internet--Computer Hardware

Computers & Internet--Computers & Internet News

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