Wednesday, November 8, 2000

Peanut over at 3Dchipset has uploaded the latest release of 3dfx's Voodoo3 drivers.  Updates include OpenGL performance enhancements and greater stability/compatibility with before troublesome games.  Check it out:

Voodoo3 2000/3000 Win9x & WinME
v1.06.00 WHQL
Date: 11/06/00
Size: 8.4mb
Download Here

Release Notes:
- OpenGL Improvements for Quake 3 performance on Celeron, Pentium
- Pro, Pentium IIs, and Pentium MMX and Non-MMX
- Various game fixes, major ones highlight below
- Fixed Half-Life (OGL) quitting after escaping problem
- Fixed Z Buffer problem with Homeworld, Deer Hunter 3, Eurofighter
- Typhoon, Janes USAF
- Fixed FAKK2 texture problem
- Fixed Soldier of Fortune texture drop problem
- Fixed numerous Serious Sam bugs.

Voodoo3 2000/3000 Win2k
v1.02.00 WHQL
Date: 11/06/00
Size: 6.40mb
Download Here

Release Notes:
- OpenGL Improvements for Quake 3 performance on Celeron, Pentium
- Pro, Pentium IIs, and Pentium MMX and Non-MMX
- Various game fixes, major ones highlight below
- Fixed Half-Life (OGL) quitting after escaping problem
- Fixed Z Buffer problem with Homeworld
- Fixed FAKK2 texture problem
- Fixed numerous Serious Sam bugs

Intel officially announces their .13u copper manufacturing process.  SemiConductor Business News provides us with the latest information:

Intel's new P860 logic process--which represents the company's formal entry into the copper-interconnect arena--is a 0.13-micron, six-metal layer technology that will move into production during the first half of 2001. Initially, Intel plans to bring the process up on 200-mm wafers next year, but the company said it will migrate the technology to its 300-mm plants by early 2003.

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Yours truly, Robert Richmond, has a fresh published Personal Firewall Comparison ready for reading at Sysopt.com.  Nothing like a little self promotion, right!  ;-)

Try searching for the term "personal firewall" with your favorite software search engine. I did, and the results were staggering. Download.com returned nearly 70 different firewalls! How can a person make an informed decision with so many products available? SysOpt.com is here to help. We have taken several of the most popular offerings available and put them to the test. The packages include BlackICE Defender, Internet Firewall 2000, McAfee Personal Firewall, Sygate Personal Firewall, and ZoneAlarm. While other software does exist, these products are the most widely marketed solutions available at the consumer level. The results of this comparison are very surprising.

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Nothing like some Llama Whippin' Goodness?!  The guys at NullSoft have a new version of WinAMP ready for mass download.  We are treated to version 2.666 this time around!  Anyone notice something wrong with that version number!  :-)

Download WinAMP 2.666

More news later, catch ya' then!