Technical reading for a cozy evening

WaltC

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(I came across the following text of a message I wrote somewhere in a forum a few years ago, and saved to a text file for some odd reason--as a jest in response to a request someone made as to finding books about certain aspects relative to Intel. You may or may not get a kick out of this, but here it is:)

You might be interested in "Intel for DumbBells," written by Horsheim Blatterworth, Doggone Press, 1996, Ibid.

There are several exciting chapters and the book itself is not bad. Highlights include:

* "How I Finagled RAMBUS and RAMBUS Bamboozled Me," by R. Brickabac, an Intel RAMMIT(TM) Division chief from May of 1994 through October of 1994, the man responsible for the success of the Intel-RAMBUS coalition.

* "Blunders of EPIC Proportions--a Keyhole View of Itanium," by Gertrude Fargwhart, an Intel Sanitation Engineer from 1991 through most of 1992, an authentic Intel "insider."

* "I was an Intel Bunny before I got Saved," a poignant, moving account by Intel Clean Room Spent-Kleenex Retriever Jock Blisteau who worked at Intel until 1997 when he was hired by AMD, a man who claims his life "began" in 1997.

* "See U, See Me, CU-Mine, a Tale of Two Coppermines," by Ethel Kraddock, an Intel Internet Conferencing Specialist in August of 1998. Retained by Intel from the auspices of the prestigious Pro-Porn Internet Corporation, Ms. Kraddock was "instrumental" in Intel Coppermine development, and she shares her valuables in this red-hot chapter.

* "Hell, High Water, and Hog Jowls," or "What Really Happened to the PIII 1.13GHz CPU," by Ron Klargbinder, who was Ms. Kraddock's predecessor from 1996 to 1998, and explains, he says, "What really happened in my own words."

These gripping human accounts of the indomitable monolith that people know as Intel are sure to set the pulse pounding, the heart racing, and will have you screaming, "More, more!" long before you turn the last dog-eared page. Highly recommended.
 
WaltC said:
* "Blunders of EPIC Proportions--a Keyhole View of Itanium," by Gertrude Fargwhart, an Intel Sanitation Engineer from 1991 through most of 1992, an authentic Intel "insider."
Slightly OT, but we've got this weird Itanium server at work that HP gave us (they give us servers, we convert their HP-UX software archive to 64 bit). The thing looks like a slim-line electric radiator (storage heater). It's not even in the main server room, it just sits a few yards from my desk. Strangest looking server I've ever seen. And possibly most useless too :p
 
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