" Hi Mike,
We have four specials for the XLR8YourMac readers that I wanted to tell you about-

First, we are excited to have our own line of G4 ZIF processors available again! These have been testing absolutely fantastic, every one I have been testing has run perfectly overclocked to 450 or 466 in a beige/B&W. Of course we are not guaranteeing them to overclock, but the odds are excellent.

OWC Mercury G4/400MHz Motorola 9x ZIF w/1024k 2:1, Adjustable, 2yr Warranty (Z4400MA) more info... $249.99
Or, bundled with the XLR8 Carrier Card for use in PCI based Power Macintosh/clones
XLR8 Carrier ZIF Adapter & OWC Mercury G4/400 1024K Cache 9X ZIF Bundle (XGZM4400) $349.95

And, we have some awesome deals on Apple original system pull CD-RW, DVD-RAM and DVD-R drives. The SuperDrives are limited availability - first come, first served, but the first two drives we have very good stock on.

Apple Computer 8x4x32 CDRW - Sony Mechanism, System Pull, Excellent Condition. 90 Day OWC Warranty (APLCDCRX140E) $89.95

Apple Internal DVD-RAM 1X for the Power Macintosh G4 AGP Apple Service Part # 661-2162 - 90 Day OWC Warranty (APLSV6612162) $224.99

Pioneer DVR-103PA - Apple Computer System Pull. 4.3GB DVD-R - Excellent condition! (APPLESUPERDRIVE) $699.95

Have a great holiday weekend!
Thanks-
Jamie Dresser
Other World Computing "

These items are listed on the OWC Site Specials page.

" Hello Mike,
I thought perhaps you might like the picture in a better quality (a few more kilobytes ;-)
(he later wrote with a new link with blue, gray and green versions of the xray)-Mike)
http://www.skohls.de/pics_tixray/index.html

I found this a while ago on the web (but can't find the site again) Someone with access to a high resolution digital x-ray machine took the picture and published it. I made a few adjustments in Photoshop and fitted it as a Titanium desktop picture.
Best regards,
Stephan"

" I was reading an article at firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/nforce/default.asp [link corrected] about the forth coming Nvidia nforce chipset and surprised by the following paragraph. This was taken directly from the article:

Future platforms
Since it's based on the GeForce2 MX core, nForce's integrated graphics fully supports Apple's big endian byte ordering scheme. When we questioned NVIDIA if it was possible we could see nForce in the Mac, NVIDIA answered in the affirmative. In fact, the mobile space is another area NVIDIA would possibly explore in the future.

Thought I would let you know!
Doug T. "

IDE CDRW Reports:
• Samsung SW-408 in B&W G3
  
  Firewire CDRW Reports:
• Acomdata 12/10/32 (lite-on?) used with iMac slot loading
• Que 12x10x32 (Teac Mechanism) used with B&W G3
  (noted drive problems after a short period of use)
  
  Firewire DVD Recorder Reports:
• Lacie (Pioneer DVR-103 mechanism) used with Powerbook G4
  
  SCSI CDRW Reports:
• HP 9200e (external) 8/4/24 used with 95/9600
  (problems noted with burn rates over 4x)
  
  Firewire DVD ROM Reports:
• Toshiba SD-M1502 16X/48X in ADS Pyro case (G4/AGP 2001 system)
  
  IDE DVD ROM Reports:
• Matshita SR-8583 in Beige G3
  (bought OWC OEM DVD ROM/Mpeg Rage128 piggyback card bundle)

You can find full owner reports by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. [If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]

• Powerlogix G4/450 in Umax S900 (rated 9)
• Sonnet G4/400 in Umax S900 (rated 10)
• XLR8 CarrierZIF w/G3 233 ZIF in 7300/180 (rated 10)

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

• 1 year ago today
• 2 years ago today
• 3 years ago today

Software Updates:
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater demo (22MB+)
• DragThing 4.1
• Disk First Aid Doubler
• Norton AntiVirus Defs September
  
  OS X Software
• Adobe SVG Viewer Beta

Apple TIL Updates: [none today]


OS X Related TILs

Mac/PowerPC Related News:
(Note: Rehashing of press releases, repeated news, etc. not listed)

• Apple cuts sales jobs (cnet)
• New Iomega CD-RW Software Combines Ease-Of-Use and Performance HotBurn Software from Iomega Delivers CD-RW Simplicity (prnewswire)
• DVD-R and CD-RW support in Power Macintosh G4 (dantz)
• Autodesk to Acquire Media 100 Software Line -- Will Add Streaming Media Capabilities to Discreet Division Family of Products (prnewswire)
• Apple quietly ships 128-bit AirPort card (macminute)
• Create a Stock Ticker with REALbasic (resexcellence)
• Wireless PCs: Not Just for Cheats (wired)
• Bridging 802.11 Networks with Linksys (orielly)
• Apple Store Ireland (apple store)
• Fledging Director's Train Movie (apple)
• Palm pulls next-gen PDA bid (macworld uk)

Gaming Related:
• Future Game Releases [includes notes on Max Payne] (feral uk)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 demo [click downloads link for file links] (aspry)
• Who put the Donkey in Kong? (macedition)

Misc. Hardware Related:
• Recordable DVD standards go head-to-head (newscientist)
• ATI and Intel Support IEEE 1394 as Multimedia Connection Standard for PC Products (yahoo)