This is a series of articles on computer related topics that were originally written for the Compuserve Benchmark And Standards Forum -- Now the Benchmark and Standards Section of the PC Hardware Forum. For the most part, a new article was posted there every Saturday.
If you are a Compuserve member and are familiar with the forums the Go word for PC Hardware is GO PCHW
Internet users can access the forum directly without a password via http://member.compuserve.com/forum_center/forumsguestauth.jsp?seamlesswebtag=http%3a%2f%2fcommunity.compuserve.com%2fn%2fpfx%2fforum.aspx%3fredirCnt%3d2%26webtag%3dws-pchardware This is not a guaranteed address. But it works as of this writing. You can browse the forum without an account or password. You will be walked through getting a (free) password if you try to take an action that requires one. The Compuserve PC Hardware Forum is Operated by WUGNET. It is a message board where problems can be presented to a group of volunteers with broad experience in dealing with PC Hardware problems. Perfect English is not expected, especially from those who obviously are not. native speakers.
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