Computing technology, generation by generation.
Explore 97 editable guides covering systems, processors, memory, motherboards, graphics, operating systems and networks.
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Matrox Graphics
Matrox is known for strong 2D, multi-display and specialist graphics products.
Open guide →Motherboard Socket Directory
Searchable historical index covering Socket 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Super Socket 7, Slot 1, Slot 2, Socket 370, 423, 462, 478, 603, 604, 754, 940, 939, AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, AM4, AM5, TR4, sWRX8, SP3, SP6, LGA 775, 771, 1156, 1155, 1150, 1151, 1200, 1366, 1356, 2011, 2011-v3, 2066, 3647, 4189, 1700, 1851, 4710 and 7529.
Open guide →NetBird
Open-source mesh VPN platform with identity, policy and management components.
Open guide →Network Gateways
Connect unlike networks or mediate services, policies and traffic flows.
Open guide →Network Interface Cards
Adapters connect systems using media and speeds ranging from legacy coax to multi-gigabit copper and fiber.
Open guide →NVIDIA Graphics Generations
GeForce and professional families span fixed-function 3D through modern programmable, ray-tracing and compute hardware.
Open guide →OpenWrt
Linux distribution for supported routers and embedded network devices.
Open guide →OPNsense
Open firewall and routing platform with plugins, reporting and frequent release cycles.
Open guide →OS X 10.7-10.11
Lion through El Capitan expanded iCloud integration, security and modern Mac features.
Open guide →pfSense
Firewall and routing platform for custom or vendor appliances.
Open guide →PoE Switches
Deliver network connectivity and electrical power to phones, cameras and access points.
Open guide →Pop!_OS
Ubuntu-derived desktop distribution focused on creators, developers and gaming.
Open guide →PowerPC
A Motorola, IBM and Apple-backed architecture used in classic Macs, workstations, consoles and embedded systems.
Open guide →Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Commercial enterprise Linux platform with defined support lifecycles.
Open guide →Slot 1 and Slot 2
Cartridge-style Pentium II/III and workstation/server platforms from the late 1990s.
Open guide →Smart Switches
Offer selected managed features without the complexity of full enterprise platforms.
Open guide →Smartphones
Pocket computers combining communication, sensors, applications and network access.
Open guide →Socket 370 and Socket A
Popular turn-of-the-century platforms for Pentium III/Celeron and Athlon/Duron systems.
Open guide →Socket 7 and Super Socket 7
A historically flexible platform spanning late Pentium-class and competing processors.
Open guide →Tablets
Touch-first portable computers spanning media use, field work and detachable-PC designs.
Open guide →Tailscale
Identity-aware mesh connectivity designed to link devices across networks with minimal port exposure.
Open guide →Ubuntu
Popular Debian-derived distribution with regular and long-term-support releases.
Open guide →Virtual Network Appliances
Routers, switches, firewalls and gateways delivered as virtual machines or cloud images.
Open guide →VPN and VPN Proxies
VPNs tunnel network traffic; proxy services relay selected application traffic and are not equivalent protections.
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