Broadcom ready for U.3 shipments
Together with industry-leading suppliers, Broadcom is ready to lead the movement for a cost-effective U.3 reference design platform (SFF-TA-1001). The company continues to lead the way in the development and implementation of the new U.3 interface.
Source * 2020-01-16
What 3DMark 2003 can do?
Two weeks ago, while conducting a large consolidated testing of graphics cards, we were faced with a serious problem due to the fact that the most popular and common tests almost lost their value.
Source * 2020-01-16
Radeon 8500, Icebreaker Home Video
"The Center of the Digital Universe" - this is the role that Intel's regular home computer puts forward. It is difficult to say whether this wording is applicable to the average computer installed at home with an average Russian citizen. However, the sharp increase in the processor clock speeds, RAM and disk drives gives hope that if not right now, then very, very soon the personal computer is still the place that the largest companies unanimously read it to.
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What remains behind the scenes of U.3?
Open sources, in particular document SFF-TA-1001, contain a description of the U.3 interface accurate to signal circuits, as well as the official interpretation of the term Tri-mode PHY and other basic concepts of the standard.
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NEC Advanced Personal Computer
NEC Personal on their own x86 clone with two eight-inch flops - for only $5K. Let me remind you that it is NEC uPD765A that is still the canonical FDD controller. In the photo there is a 5-inch floppy disk for comparison.
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