New: pentiumAll contentblurtkractifitzzanburnpostr2cornellbnwphotographybeblurtblurtboostergamescurationblurtgermanphotographyblurtindiablurttribeblurtlifeburndailyinspirationalwordblogblurtartHotTrendingNewDAppsdarth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoboot (February 1997)boot's cover story in February 1997 was MMX. MMX stood for "MultiMedia eXtensions" and consisted of 57 new instructions that were aimed at accelerating gaming and other multimedia functions. These…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoboot (March 1997)In March 1997 the hottest PC technologies included 3D accelerators, USB and the new DirectX. The March 1997 issue of boot also had new information on Intel's upcoming Klamath processor (Pentium…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoNimantics Orion 8X-200The ad above is from Boot magazine, the predecessor to Maximum PC. The Nimantics Orion 8X-200 represented the state of the art for a laptop in early 1997. Just look at the power! A 200 MHZ Pentium…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoDigital Archaeology, Expedition #1Out in the distant reaches of the curb of my next door neighbor I discovered a small, towering beige monolith. To my expert eyes it was clear that it was a computational device of ancient origin. I…
