It's official: preview of press re VIA PC-1 and Puppy Linux

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raffy · #1 Post by **raffy** » Thu 23 Nov 2006, 00:00

Taipei, Taiwan, 23 November 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced a one-day VIA pc-1 Affordable Community Computing Workshop being held on Monday 27th November at the National Computer Center in Manila, Philippines, to coincide with the National eLearning Conference.

In association with the APEC Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC) and the Philippines Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), the VIA pc-1 workshop will be a hands-on seminar for representatives from NGOs, universities and the government in building and operating affordable computers based on the VIA pc1000 mainboard and Puppy Linux. University of the Philippines professor, Dr Raffy Mananghaya, a keen advocate of minimalist open source software, will tutor the Workshop.

Workshop systems will be exhibited at the National Computer Center during the National eLearning Conference, being held immediately after on 28-29th November, after which participants will be allowed to take the system they have built back to their respective organizations to advocate the benefits of the technologies.

“This workshop brings together education and development professionals with providers of cutting-edge PC technologies to demonstrate how easily and effectively ICT can be utilized for education and development purposes,

#2 Post by MU » Thu 23 Nov 2006, 00:37

great, congratulations Raffy

Posted some lines in german here:
http://f24.parsimony.net/forum54930/messages/70570.htm
Mark

Lobster · #3 Post by **Lobster** » Thu 23 Nov 2006, 05:53

Great News Raffy

I have put it on the wiki new
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/LatestNews

Hope to hear about it here
http://puppylinux.org/fiesta/node/2

. . . or in this thread

raffy · #4 Post by **raffy** » Thu 23 Nov 2006, 15:42

Thanks, MU and Lobster. The link could be this:

http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pres ... ipines.jsp

#5 Post by MU » Thu 23 Nov 2006, 15:59

ok, added it to http://f24.parsimony.net/cgi-bin/topic- ... mmer=70570

cool.
Mark

#6 Post by MU » Fri 24 Nov 2006, 13:34

Raffy, your link works no longer.
Mark

headfound · #7 Post by **headfound** » Fri 24 Nov 2006, 14:37

heres the updated link for Raffy's post

http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pres ... ipines.jsp

#8 Post by **Pizzasgood** » Fri 24 Nov 2006, 17:35

Cool!

Those guys are in for a surprise when they find out how cheap and functional a computer can be.

pakt · #9 Post by **pakt** » Fri 24 Nov 2006, 18:00

Congratulations, Raffy - A very fine achievement

The best of luck to you in your workshop

Paul

Mic67 · #10 Post by **Mic67** » Thu 30 Nov 2006, 03:59

Good news!!!

A few tech specifications on the viapc1

http://www.viapc-1.com/index.php?option ... 5&Itemid=2

Interview with VIA pc-1 project manager
Tuesday, 29 November 2005

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/em ... /index.jsp
VIA pc-1 PC Client Reference Design

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2892
Insiders reveal new CPUs, new platforms, new VIA

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatiEmerging Markets & ICT: a quick overview on what's newves/empowered/power-saving/index.jsp

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/em ... /index.jsp

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/em ... /index.jsp

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/em ... /index.jsp

http://www.viapc-1.com/index.php?option ... 1&Itemid=2

The VIA pc-1 Initiative

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/em ... m_arch.jsp
"The essence of the VIA pc-1 System Platform Architecture is centered
around its hallmark ultra efficient silicon and platform technologies,
which incorporate optimized x86 microprocessors, digital media core-logic
chipsets, and ultra compact mainboards. From this defined and inventive
platform has emerged a remarkably adaptable, scalable spectrum of devices,
with a focused design for addressing the needs of emerging countries."

http://www.epiacenter.com/
Emerging Markets & ICT: a quick overview on what's new

raffy · #11 Post by **raffy** » Fri 01 Dec 2006, 05:35

http://www.viapc-1.com/index.php?option ... 5&Itemid=2

Thanks to BarryK and everyone (notably MU and Pakt) for helping make this happen.

Cheers!

pakt · #12 Post by **pakt** » Fri 01 Dec 2006, 19:12

Raffy, I'm very pleased that your workshop was such a success and I'm honored that I could play a very small part in it.

Please let me know if I can be of any help in the future. I'll be glad to help in any way that I can.

Paul

#13 Post by **Pizzasgood** » Fri 01 Dec 2006, 20:17

I especially like the part about teaching people to build their own computers. Now they won't be afraid to open one up for maintenance, or install a new part, etc. It's really not that difficult. Like LEGOs with Chinese instructions. (Don't need words anyway, just follow the pictures

) The tricky part is picking the hardware to install so they all cooperate.

cthisbear · #14 Post by **cthisbear** » Fri 01 Dec 2006, 23:29

Some more news

Tuxmachines

http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/11501

Linux devices

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5712218546.html

Also here

http://www.desktoplinux.com/

Dougal · #15 Post by **Dougal** » Sat 02 Dec 2006, 12:53

Good job, Raffy. You should be titled Puppy Missionary!

Thet's a pretty colourful shirt, BTW... Can probably compete with my pink-with-pandas-on-it shirt!

never_stop_learning · Mon 04 Dec 2006, 21:40

Congratulations on a job well done, Raffy.....

puppian · #17 Post by **puppian** » Tue 05 Dec 2006, 17:44

Well done Raffy

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It's official: preview of press re VIA PC-1 and Puppy Linux

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