AM Tech Bits

[Jul 15, 1999, 07:09 am ET] - Post a Comment

AMD Posts Big Loss, President Resigns gives word of the announcement of some earning losses reported by AMD, which was expected, along with the surprise announcement that company President S. Atiq Raza is resigning. Thanks Whoopass and Tahldain.
Speaking of AMD, Raven's Kenn Hoekstra's .plan has word that they've received an AMD Athlon system, and that SoF and Voyager will be optimized for the K7.
Sharky Extreme examines the NVIDIA TNT-TNT2 in Depth "provides an architectural overview of NVIDIA's TNT/TNT2 graphics processors, followed by a performance evaluation of TNT. Lastly, some shortcomings of TNT are addressed."
3Dimensional 128's 3D Sound Primer gives an introduction to 3D sound terminology and technology.
While discussing sound, Wired News reports SDMI Spec Restricts CD Copying describes the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI), a new standard that aims to wipe out digital music piracy, saying it "amounts to a list of choke holds that electronics manufacturers must build into portable stereo systems." Thanks Grifter1.