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1958: First silicon chip1967: Rouse Co. creates Columbia1971: Nixon devalues the dollar1971: NASDAQ is introduced

My Pentium-class PC was functioning well when I turned it off and went to work. When I returned and turned it back on, there were big problems. I got error messages saying that my (hard drive) controller was conflicted and that my two CD-ROM drives were no longer listed. The sound also was really garbled.After troubleshooting, I found that reinstalling the drivers for the motherboard cleaned everything up. A week went by without problems when the same thing recurred. Any ideas what could be causing this?

NEW YORK -- A fierce sell-off in technology shares sent stock indexes spinning lower yesterday, handing the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite, which fell 83.34 points to 2410.07, the third-biggest point loss in its history.Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. led computer-related shares lower amid signs that their price war on microprocessors are hurting their profit. Intel, the No. 1 chip maker, dropped $8.5625, to $130.125, after Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Thomas Kurlak lowered his earnings estimate for this year to $4.45 from $4.60 because of lower chip prices.

In some parts of the United States, they call those fizzy soft drinks "soda." In other regions, the word is "pop." Thus, when one girl's family moved to another state, she soon acquired the nickname of "Soda Pop" because she had moved from pop country to the land of soda. (Good thing she didn't move to Boston -- they'd have to call her "Tonic Pop"!)That anecdote appears in "Travel Wise with Children: 101 Educational Travel Tips for Families" by Mary Rodgers Bundren (Inprint Publishing, $12.95)

WASHINGTON -- Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of computer chips, became the latest target of government trust-busters yesterday when the Federal Trade Commission voted to charge the company with illegally failing to share key data with its customers.William Baer, director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, accused Intel of using its paramount position in the chip market as a "club" against three computer makers after relations with the firms had soured in separate licensing, patent and royalty disputes.

Information Resource Engineering Inc., a Baltimore-based computer security firm, introduced its first encryption chip yesterday.Such chips are used to protect electronic transmissions from being intercepted and read without permission.The security devices have become increasingly important -- and profitable -- as businesses and individuals have begun to rely on public computer networks on the Internet for commercial and personal communication."With a modem, people can see your messages over the Internet," said Jack Hembrough, a vice president at IRE. "This [chip]

The early injury prognoses yesterday for the Ravens' game Sunday against the New York Jets were favorable for starting wide receiver Michael Jackson and cornerback Rod Woodson, but starting quarterback Jim Harbaugh's status is questionable.The initial diagnosis after Sunday's game was that Harbaugh chipped a bone in the ring finger of his right (throwing) hand when knocked to the ground by cornerback Carnell Lake in the second quarter of the Ravens' 20-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Harbaugh, who completed four of seven passes for 33 yards, did not return to the game.

It doesn't take much to get Chip Minton's mouth going. Or for Minton to draw a crowd.Asked how the U.S. bobsled team will do in Nagano, Minton said: "To be honest, I think we're going to kick some European butt -- Japanese-style."If it sounds as if Minton is more suited for the carnival-like 'N atmosphere of World Championship Wrestling than the 1998 Olympic Games, it's for good reason.Minton is part of both worlds."I'm in the two most extreme sports on the planet, really," said Minton, 28. "Everybody plays football and basketball.

International Business Machines Corp. plans to announce today that it has developed an ultra-small, 1-inch disk drive aimed at the explosively growing market for hand-held computers and consumer appliances such as digital cameras and digital cellular telephones.The drive, which will not be available commercially until mid-1999, is particularly striking because it is intended to fit into the same flash memory chip slots that are now standard in digital cameras and other consumer devices.The new drive will store about 5 billion bits of information a square inch, weigh about half as much as a golf ball and store as much as 340 megabytes of information -- the equivalent of about 300 hefty novels.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Motorola Inc., the world's No. 3 chip maker, said yesterday that it is halting construction of a $3 billion computer-chip plant near Richmond, because of low prices and slumping demand for semiconductors.Construction, which was delayed once before amid a 1997 chip-market decline, will stop within days and be halted indefinitely. The West Creek, Va., plant would have employed as many as 5,000 people, and made high-performance chips for pagers and hand-held computers.Chip makers are struggling with weak demand and plunging prices amid slower personal computer demand and economic problems in Asia.

spending time with his nephews, Cole and Jud Cummings of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Rob Des Jardins, of Buffalo, New York, either in person or through Facebook where Chip added "friends" by the minute. Chip enjoyed spending time every summer at Seneca Lake with Di's family including her nieces, Kira and Abbie, and nephews, Charlie and Matthew. Chip had a zest for life that he loved sharing with his family and friends. He had a contagious smile and sense of humor that lightened the hearts of all those who knew him. He lived life to the fullest.

On October 6, 2008, Frank Chip Wanek A Memorial Service will be held at Bel Air United Methodist Church, Bel Air, MD on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 11 A.M. Friends may call at the church from 10-11 A.M. prior to the service. Those who desire may contribute to Bel Air United Methodist Church, 21 Linwood Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com

As a relatively unknown teenager from Taiwan, Yani Tseng beat Michelle Wie and Morgan Pressel to win prestigious amateur tournaments in successive years. It was merely a prelude to what happened yesterday at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. Tseng, who joined the LPGA Tour earlier this year at age 19, won the McDonald's LPGA Championship, watching as Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam faltered down the stretch and then celebrating after Tseng beat Swedish veteran Maria Hjorth on the fourth hole of sudden death.

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre has opened its new season with Leonard Bernstein's first Broadway musical, On the Town, the story of three sailors on a one-day leave in New York City before shipping out to unknown destinations. This show seems most appropriate for this Navy town. Summer Garden's opening night on Saturday was also around Commissioning Day for the Naval Academy's Class of 2008 and the start of Memorial Day weekend. Director Debbie Barber-Eaton revived Broadway's World War II custom of having the national anthem played before each performance.

We are traveling to France with our dog, which was recently "eurochipped" for identification in Europe. We were provided a small bar-coded sticker with the microchip number, which I stuck on the last page of my passport for safekeeping and convenience. I am wondering, however, if I am inadvertently causing potential problems by placing a sticker in my passport. Do you have any advice on this matter? Advice? Mon Dieu, yes. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, but do get a new passport. Why?

Howard "Chip" Silverman, one of the original "diner guys" who chronicled life and coming of age in 1950s and 1960s Northwest Baltimore and later became director of the state Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, died Thursday evening of melanoma at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. He was 65. Dr. Silverman, an addictions clinician and behavioral health consultant, had lived at Harper House condominiums in Cross Keys since 2003. From 1970 to 1975, he coached Morgan State's lacrosse team, which gained national recognition during his tenure.

Even as he lies on a hospice bed with cancer, Chip Silverman perks up when he hears his fiancee, Gail Wolven, answer questions about his days as Morgan State's lacrosse coach. Silverman, 65, has been flooded with visits, phone calls and text messages from former players since he was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma Oct. 5. The cancer has spread through his body, but Silverman is strong in spirit. He speaks barely above a whisper. "The turnout has been great," Silverman said of the players' response.

Legg names Fetting CEO After running one of Baltimore's leading companies for 38 years, Legg Mason Inc. patriarch Raymond A. "Chip" Mason handed over control to one of his top lieutenants, Mark R. Fetting. Mason, 71, will remain nonexecutive chairman. Ex-SafeNet CFO going to jail Carole D. Argo, a former chief financial officer at Harford County's SafeNet Inc., was sentenced to six months in prison by a Manhattan federal court judge for her role in manipulating a stock-option program.

For a moment, forget about the swirling and unending theories as to why an Erik Bedard trade to Seattle hasn't gotten done yet. Forget about medical complexities, demanding owners, contract extensions. There's only one reason the Orioles shouldn't deal their ace and best trade chip to the Mariners for outfielder Adam Jones and a few other prospects: if club president Andy MacPhail is absolutely sure he'll get a better package by holding on to Bedard a little longer. No other explanation is acceptable.

In a video on YouTube, an explosion in a trash can, which appears to be wirelessly triggered by a passport equipped with a computer chip, blows away a dummy. Two caveats: That's not a real passport, and even Kevin Mahaffey, the Los Angeles security consultant who made the video, calls it "a far-out scenario." It is unlikely that terrorists or others could steal your identity or attack you through the new computer chips in U.S. passports, many experts say. But that hasn't stopped the rumors from ricocheting around the Internet.