Monthly Archives: June 2000
Evesham.com – Athlon 800
Now this is a machine with a lot of power under the bonnet. It’s based on a rather nippy 800Mhz AMD Athlon chip (not that you’d have guessed that from the name), and this is backed up with 128MB of memory, an impressively fast 28GB hard drive, and a GeForce 256 SDR graphics card (the…
Microsoft – Motorcross Madness 2
The second edition of Microsoft’s daredevil biking game is much faster than its predecessor, and is aimed at biking addicts who enjoy the speed and excitement of stunt racing without the associated risk of multiple fractures. The graphics are authentic as you ride over textured landscapes and urban tracks, and the action is fast-paced as…
3d3.com – ShopFactory v4.4
Market-leading products like Actinic Catalog and ecBuilder Pro from MultiActive have brought the concept of creating catalogue-based Web stores within the reach of anyone with a PC and an Internet connection. The only problem is, these applications are typically designed for creating one Web site for your own use. If you fancy trying your hand…
Lindy – VGA Converter Lite
Many things designed for the office end up at home. Goodness knows how many Microsoft Office 2000 CDs and even sticks of PC memory have been ‘liberated’ from the office environment. And that’s not to mention the stationery… The latest candidate for emancipation is the Lindy VGA Converter. Essentially it’s a tool for those giving…
Business Logic – Xess Standard Edition
Considerable interest has been shown in the development of the Linux operating system as a viable alternative to Windows in the commercial sector. A substantial range of software is already available for users, but it’s only when recognised applications are ported to the operating system that it can start to be taken seriously. Corel has…
Speedstep notebooks group test
The Solo is a fairly large three-spindle machine weighing 3.6kg, like the Dell Inspiron. The core specification is similar, although this time 96MB of SDRAM is standard, but once again you get a big 12GB removable hard disk and a six-speed DVD-ROM drive. Modularity in the build provides a range of configurations, with the option…
Epson – GT 10000
How often have you tried to scan a document on an A4 flatbed scanner, only to find it just doesn’t quite fit? One possible solution to that problem is offered by Epson’s extra large A3 scanner – although at the price it’s a solution for businesses only. The GT 10000 colour image scanner is capable…
V Communications – System Commander 2000
With Linux becoming more and more popular, a couple of ancillary industries have sprung-up around it. One of these aims to make the operation of Linux easier and System Commander 2000 falls firmly into this camp, although previous versions have been around for quite a while (see here, for example). Essentially it’s a boot-loader that…
ACi – Precedent
The ACI Precedent gets off to a good start by being more or less identical to Dell’s Inspiron 5000, which has received a deservedly good press elsewhere. This particular Precedent does differ in one respect, namely that it has a Pentium III/600 processor, not the SpeedStep PIII/650 used by Dell. Physically, the Precedent is quite…