~ Early Web Links ~

Hans de Vries runs this deep-dive technical site analyzing the microarchitecture of Intel and AMD processors, covering everything from pipeline stages and cache efficiency to die photos and CPU benchmarks. Articles dating back to 2003 dissect chips like the Prescott, Athlon 64, Opteron, and beyond, making it a treasure trove for anyone serious about understanding how CPUs actually work under the hood.

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.

A rare behind-the-scenes photo tour of the GeoCities server cage inside Exodus Communications' Wyatt data center, captured in May 1999. The photos document rows of Sun Ultra 2 servers, MTI JBOD storage arrays, cabling infrastructure, raised floors, and earthquake-proofing measures across roughly 120 clusters and 12TB of storage.

The Red Hill Guide to Computer Hardware is a long-running reference site offering plain-English guidance on choosing hard drives, CPUs, and motherboards for the intelligent non-technician. With over 32 years on the web, it covers the history of x86 processors, price-performance comparisons, and practical workshop notes alongside a hardware glossary.

PoTD99's Corner is a personal Neocities homepage belonging to Po, an electronics collector who lists an impressive array of iPhones, Android phones, Nintendo handhelds, and iPods they've gathered over the years. The page also features a quirky collection of surreal dream phrases and links to art, photos, and a guestbook.

Thomas Brand's Egg Freckles is a focused notes-style blog covering Apple hardware, software, and accessories with entries on MacBook Air, iPads, M2 displays, music ripping, and retro Mac topics. The site is a tidy, minimal log of Apple-centric observations and reviews that appeals to Mac enthusiasts and Apple history buffs alike.

CyberTekIt is a personal computer information hub covering a vast range of hardware manufacturers and components, from AMD and Nvidia to networking gear from Cisco and Linksys. The site references dozens of major PC brands and components, suggesting a deep dive into computer hardware, networking, and tech resources.

4RV3's personal tech blog covers self-hosting, 3D printing, and homelab projects, including a notably hosted setup running on a Raspberry Pi cluster. The site also features a free-form 'Hyde Park' section and links to the creator's 3D model uploads on MakerWorld.

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.

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.