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Intellivision: Gone But Not Forgotten
One day in 1979, during Christmas break, I sneaked into my parents' bedroom while they were away, ho...
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What is a Checksum, and What Can You Do With It?
You're about to click on a download button and notice a weird looking code next to it. It doesn't se...
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Why Are Modern PC Games Using So Much VRAM?
Even if you're just a casual follower of tech news, you can't have missed that the amount of video m...
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Playing Call of Duty Can Improve Your Driving Skills
"Playing video games can make you a better driver."That statement probably brings to mind games like...
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Gateway 2000: Gone But Not Forgotten
What does a cattle ranch have in common with computers? Admittedly not much, but that didn't stop a...
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Aiming for Atoms: The Art of Making Chips Smaller
In the realm of computer chips, bigger numbers are often better. Morecores, higherGHz, and greaterFL...
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Path Tracing vs. Ray Tracing, Explained
Every few years, it seems like there's an amazing new technology with the promise of making games lo...
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What Ever Happened to Winamp?
Recently I had a friend over to whom I offered to audition my DIY PC speaker system. The first thing...
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Making a Fast Quad
In a recent hardware deep-dive, we took a look at how CPU cores and cache impacted gaming performanc...
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What Ever Happened to Netscape?
Back in the early days, the internet was a much different creature than it is today. To most, it wou...
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Interview with Intel's CEO: Pat Gelsinger describes a different kind of foundry
Something to look forward to:Why has Intel chosen to make the huge strategic pivot and investment to...
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What Ever Happened to Adobe Flash?
For many years, Adobe Flash was synonymous with animation on the web, browser games, and interactive...