Peripheral Component Interconnect - A local bus standard developed by Intel Corporation. Most modern PCs include a PCI bus in addition to a more general ISA expansion bus. Many analysts, however, believe that PCI will eventually supplant ISA entirely. In addition, Apple computer has indicated that future versions of the PowerMac will use PCI. PCI Version 1.0 is a 32-bit bus that runs at a clock speed of 33 MHz. This yields a throughput rate of 132 megabytes per second. PCI 2.0 is a 64-bit bus running at a clock speed of 66MHz. Although it was developed by Intel, PCI is not tied to any particular family of microprocessors. In fact, in a strict sense, it is not a local bus at all because it does not connect directly with the microprocessor. For this reason, some people call it a mezzanine bus.
Pretty Good Privacy - A freeware program developed by Philip Zimmermann that allows a user to send e-mail messages to anyone in the world, in complete privacy. In addition you can send authentication with your messages so that the recipient can verify that the message really came from you. You can encrypt sensitive files on your computer so that the files remain private even if your computer and disks are stolen. For a more in depth look at how PGP works click on the more button below.
An Internet news network that appears on your computer screen. PointCast can provide you with news and information which you can customize to your own specific needs. PointCast broadcasts national and international news, stock information, industry updates, weather from around the globe, sports scores and more from sources like CNN, CNNfn, Time, People and Money Magazines, Reuters, PR Newswire, BusinessWire, Sportsticker and Accuweather. Local newspapers such as LA Times, New York Times, Boston Globe, and San Jose Mercury News can be found there also. The PointCast Network is completely free, you just have to setup the software on your computer. The software is available for both MAC and Windows platforms.
