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Second Hand Smoke - Multi-CPUs - Cheap Enough*
Friday 6 April 2001 – 06:00
Adding a second CPU isn't for everyone, but it is getting cheaper.

Second Hand Smoke - The multimedia black box*
Friday 24 September 1999 – 06:00
Is there a set-top market, one in which a high degree of interactivity is allowed to take place, and which will change the way we watch television?

Second Hand Smoke - ATI - the one to catch*
Friday 23 July 1999 – 06:00
ATI is fast approaching Creative Labs as the world's biggest multimedia peripherals vendor, yet still enjoys the cachet of being a fast growing semiconductor vendor too. This week I talk to Alan McCann, Director of Marketing at ATI.

Second Hand Smoke - Graphics I: cum notis variorum*
Friday 2 July 1999 – 06:00
Nvidia, Creative Labs, Diamond Multimedia, and, even, 3dfx help my rehabilitation.

At The Last Second: AMD's Trump Card - The Athlon XP 2600+*
Wednesday 21 August 2002 – 07:00
Unexpectedly, the Athlon XP 2600+ has been overhauled, and it manages to catch up with the P4/2533. It's all new, and it's a harsh fight between AMD and Intel. Also, we bring you some extreme tuning with the Athlon XP 3400+ at 2666 MHz.

Second Hand Smoke - RE: Stop Smothering AMD - Part II*
Monday 15 July 2002 – 06:00
And so the flames came. Predictable. Maybe I should apologize? Maybe some people just don't get it? Did AMD blow its one brilliant chance at greatness with Athlon, and did it do so at a time when Intel was in sleep mode? Are AMD marketing folk more comfortable in the world of the "fanboy" than in the bigger markets of the corporate world and Tier One OEMs? Sure, Athlon won the battle. The jury is out on Hammer. But, does AMD have the courage to act like a champion instead of an underdog?

Second THG Video: Unlocking The Athlon XP/MP*
Saturday 24 November 2001 – 06:00
This THG video breaks new ground - it takes you through the steps involved in unlocking the AMD Athlon XP/MP - at 768x576 (equivalent to full TV resolution).

Second Hand Smoke - 3D Pipeline - It suck now?*
Friday 20 July 2001 – 06:00
Take a deep breath, and think post-Meltdown 2001. Think beyond the hype. Think Nvidia, think Matrox, and think ATI. Think programmable shaders. Think about why anyone should care. Think why everyone seems to have gone to sleep. Think why the 3D pipeline suck now.

Second Hand Smoke - Computex Reality Check*
Wednesday 6 June 2001 – 06:00
After 3 days you can pick up the Computex vibe. The big issue is learning how to separate the wheat from the chaff. Knowing what not to take to heart is as important as poring over every announcement and benchmark that comes out of Taiwan this week.

Second Hand Smoke - Revenge of the Dualies*
Wednesday 11 April 2001 – 06:00
SMP loving dualies take to e-mail to make a case for the multi-processor system.

Second Hand Smoke - You Ready To Rule?*
Sunday 25 March 2001 – 07:00
Long-term readers of Tom's Hardware will certainly remember Omid Rahmat, who used to supply us with his irreverent weekly column. After 14 months Omid is finally back with us with his first new Second Hand Smoke.

Second Hand Smoke - It's Goodbye for Now*
Friday 18 February 2000 – 06:00
This is it. My final column for Tom's, for now at least. Out with a bang on everything from ATI, and Nvidia, to PlayStation 2, and Internet economy.

Second Hand Smoke - DirectX - Better than NT?*
Thursday 20 January 2000 – 06:00
Inspired by my old friend, Ken Nicholson at SGI, a romp through history with some interesting connections to Quake, Nvidia, and Linux.

Second Hand Smoke - Renegades of the Empire*
Friday 12 November 1999 – 06:00
A new book goes behind the scenes of DirectX, and tells the story of the maverick developers who bucked the Microsoft corporate culture to make it happen.

Second Hand Smoke - Predictions for 3dfx*
Friday 15 October 1999 – 06:00
With the sudden news of 3dfx's CEO departure, we have to resort to crystal balls to figure out what next.

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