Microsoft’s Longhorn: "Microsoft Reinvents Desktop… 07/31/2004
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Microsoft’s Longhorn: “Microsoft Reinvents Desktop Graphics in Windows Longhorn
From games to the desktop itself, 3D graphics will be everywhere in the new Windows Longhorn OS. Take a sneak peek at Microsoft’s forthcoming WGF architecture that will make it happen.”
PC World New Zealand – PC World at 15: "July 1989 … 07/22/2004
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PC World New Zealand – PC World at 15: “July 1989 |
IBM’s 486 steals show
“The past 10 years have seen a dramatic increase in clock rates, from just under 5MHz for the original IBM PC to 33MHz for the latest 386 systems. This more than six-fold increase will not be repeated.”
Forbes.com | Around the World in 80 Days: "But let… 07/21/2004
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Forbes.com | Around the World in 80 Days: “But let’s return to happier news. No story is more inspiring than Ireland’s. As recently as 1987 Ireland suffered 18% unemployment. The country’s GDP per capita was then two-thirds of England’s. Desperate, Ireland cut income tax rates by 15% and courted technology companies. The results would surprise only a New York Times reader. Since 1994 Ireland has grown 8% per year. Unemployment sits at a low 4.5%, half of France’s. The real shocker: Ireland’s GDP per capita now tops England’s by 15% and is second only to Luxembourg’s in Europe. “
