~ Early Web Links ~

StorageSearch.com is a comprehensive reference and news hub dedicated to solid state drives (SSDs) and the broader data storage industry, tracking market changes, manufacturers, and technical architectures since 1998. Visitors will find deep coverage of SSD controllers, military-grade storage, PCIe and M.2 form factors, market reports, and a directory of top SSD companies spanning decades of industry history.

Sandpile.org, maintained by Christian Ludloff since 1996, is the definitive technical reference for x86 processor architecture, covering everything from opcode encodings and register layouts to paging structures and CPU exception tables. Assembly programmers, hardware engineers, and low-level developers rely on its exhaustive documentation of opcodes, mod R/M bytes, descriptor tables, and processor-specific extensions like SSE5A, XOP, and Intel VMX.

Real World Tech is a long-running tech analysis site covering CPUs, GPUs, semiconductors, and processor market dynamics, with this particular article from 1997 exposing grey market practices in the AMD K6-200 processor retail space. Written by Dean Kent, it offers a vendor's perspective on remarked chips and pricing deception, making it a fascinating historical snapshot of the early retail CPU market.

Maintained by John D. McCalpin (aka 'Dr. Bandwidth'), this site hosts the definitive STREAM benchmark results measuring sustainable memory bandwidth across a wide variety of computer systems. It includes performance tables, source code, raw data files, FAQ, and commentary spanning decades of high-performance computing hardware.

A detailed technical review of Mustek Be@rPaw flatbed scanners by Ilya Beskhlebny, published on iXBT Labs, a long-running Russian hardware review site. The article covers the Be@rPaw 1200 series specifications, compares CCD vs CIS scanning technologies, and contrasts the Be@rPaw line with the ScanExpress series.

iXBT Labs is a detailed hardware review site, and this article by Andrey Worobyew puts three Leadtek WinFast GeForce2 MX graphics cards head-to-head across the NVIDIA MX, MX200, and MX400 chipsets. Packed with benchmark data, performance comparisons, and technical analysis, it offers a thorough look at budget GPU options from the early 2000s.

KODAWARISAN's detailed teardown of the iMac G5 with iSight documents each disassembly step with photographs, revealing the logic board, CPU, cooling system, iSight module, and speaker layout. The site also covers a range of other vintage Apple hardware teardowns including PowerBooks, iBooks, and Intel iMacs, making it a valuable visual reference for classic Mac hardware enthusiasts.

Justin Miller is a Portland-based maker, programmer, and photographer whose personal site chronicles an impressive range of projects spanning embedded systems, Bluetooth protocol design, retrocomputing restoration, and consumer electronics R&D. Spanning work from the late 1990s to present day, the site offers a deep archive of professional and hobbyist projects that reflects decades of hands-on hardware and software craft.

CPU Scorecard is a comprehensive reference database ranking personal computer processors by benchmark performance, covering AMD, Intel, Transmeta, and VIA chips with comparative scores, pricing, and reviews. Visitors can compare CPU speeds and features side-by-side, browse historical processor data, and shop for new or used computers, making it a one-stop resource for anyone evaluating PC processor performance.

Digital-Daily is the English-language edition of the popular Russian tech site 3DNews, offering in-depth hardware reviews covering motherboards, CPUs, memory, video cards, and cooling solutions. Enthusiast-focused content includes benchmarks and overclocking analysis for components from NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, ASUS, ECS, and other major vendors.