[ILUG] If only bandwidth increased at the rates of these technologies . . .

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From: CNET | NEWS.COM DISPATCH 
Friday, September 28, 2001

Chipmakers make smooth shift to copper

The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a massive
technological change, converting to mass-producing chips with
copper, rather than aluminum, wires. The weird part: Almost no one
seems to be having major problems. Copper, which conducts
electricity better than aluminum, gives designers an avenue to
break through looming physical barriers that could prevent further
boosts in chip performance. The first copper Pentium 4's will come
out in the fourth quarter of this year at 2.2GHz, for instance,
and hit 3.5GHz next year.
http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eCBb0BYGNm0U0edN0AF

High-speed 3G wireless to hit Japan

Japanese phone giant NTT DoCoMo on Monday will unveil the world's
fastest phone network plus three new phones capable of things like
real-time video conferencing or sending and receiving e-mail
attachments with 10,000 characters. The network will be first
turned on in the Tokyo area, where some 5,000 residents have been
using it on a trial basis since May. It will then spread
throughout the country in the coming months.
September 28, 2001, 12:15 p.m. PT 
http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eCBb0BYGNm0U0edP0AH

Retailers say $799 iMac coming

Aiming to stay competitive with falling PC prices, Apple Computer
plans on Saturday to bring back a $799 iMac to retail shelves,
according to retailers familiar with the company's plans. While
Apple's retail prices have started around $1,000, the computer
maker had been offering a $799 model in the education market. That
model, which is now headed to stores, comes with 64MB of memory
and does not include a rewritable CD drive. Currently, the lowest-
cost retail iMac is a $999 model with 128MB of memory and a CD-RW
drive.
September 28, 2001, 10:55 a.m. PT
http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eCBb0BYGNm0U0edQ0AI

PC makers think small with new laptops

PC makers will launch a huge wave of tiny notebooks in coming
weeks, using new Intel chips. Compaq Computer will be among the
first when it ships its tiniest notebook yet, the Evo N200, in
mid-October. The new 2.5-pound mini-notebook will follow by a
couple of weeks the launch of a new low-power Pentium III-M chip
expected from Intel next week, sources familiar with Compaq's
plans said.
September 28, 2001, 8:15 a.m. PT
http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eCBb0BYGNm0U0edR0AJ



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