_{Cover of the May 2000 issue of Maximum PC}

Maximum PC was by far my favorite computer magazine for the years it was published. It started in 1998 as 'boot' but was soon renamed to Maximum PC. It was published up until just a few years ago. The May 2000 issue includes:

Features

1GHz is Here! - The race to 1GHz CPUs was an entertaining one. AMD moved up their announcement date a couple of times to beat Intel to the bunch by a couple of days. They seemed to also have production systems ready ahead of Intel also but it was close. This article takes a close look at the 1 GHz Athlon and its performance.

Quad Boot Your PC - A guide to booting BeOS, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Red Hat Linux all on the same PC.

P-III Unplugged - A look at Pentium III based laptops incluing the Fujitsu E-6550 Lifebook, the Sony Vaio PCG-F480, the Dell Inspiron 5000, and the Toshiba Tecra 8100. The Dell came out on top.

Tech Files

Watchdog - Trouble getting a Toshiba 2060CDS from a company called Piggyback; missing Unreal Tournament with a 3dfx Voodoo 3 3500; AMS Tech goes out of business; and more.

Lab Notes - A guide to how Maximum PC does benchmarking.

Ask the Doctor - Questions about the Creative Labs Annihilator Pro GeForce card and motherboard compatability; SCSI II performance; upgrading from a Pentium II to a Pentium III; and more.

_{Table of Contents from the May 2000 issue of Maximum PC}

Products

Peripheral Vision - A GPS for the Palm III, the Van Kaevering BIP 1950 Interactive Piano, and the Quicklink Pen Personal Scanner.

Reviews - Reviews of the Fujits E-6550 Lifebook, Sony Vaio PCG-F480, Dell Inspiron 5000, Toshiba Tecra 8100, Compaq Presario 5900-Z 1GHz, Palm IIIc, Matrox Marvel G400-TV, ATI All-In-Wonder 128 Pro, Aberdeen Lock Ness D80G, Ricoh MediaMaster MP9060A CD-RW/DVD, Kenwood 72X True X CD-ROM, Video Logic Sirocco Spirit Speakers, Samsung Syncmaster 170MP LCD, The Sims, Invisible Keylogger Stealth, Investigator 2.0, Spector, Intuit Quicken, and Microsoft Money.

News

Inside Sources - A look at new CPU technology including the upcoming 1.5 GHz Pentium IV and VIA's Cyrix III.

Voices

Ed Word - The advantage of clock speed over other performance enhancements.

Comm Port - Letters from readers about building a mobile MP3 player, building the PC for under $1500, the Audio Modem Riser, the K6-III, and more.