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Tom's Hardware Marks 30 Years of Unbiased Tech Reporting

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Tom's Hardware is celebrating its 30th anniversary by reflecting on its history of providing unbiased hardware testing and reporting. The publication, founded by Dr. Thomas Pabst, began by testing CPUs and graphics cards, even developing its own benchmark. A significant moment in its history involved a public dispute with Intel over a pre-release review of the Pentium II CPU, which led to Intel threatening to pull advertising and later excluding the founder from coverage of the Pentium 4. Despite these conflicts, Tom's Hardware maintained its commitment to independent journalism, evolving over the years and expanding its coverage. AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Alcorn ·

    Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing

    We take a look back at the history of Tom’s Hardware as we celebrate our 30-year anniversary.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing We take a look back at the history of Tom’s Hardware as we

    Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing We take a look back at the history of Tom’s Hardware as we celebrate our 30-year anniversary. https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-components /toms-hardwares-30th-anniversary-from-di…

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