VIA C7 details trickle out.

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Sage · #1 Post by **Sage** » Thu 13 Jul 2006, 11:25

What a blockbuster!
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33004
Wondering why no Vista support in this editorial. Well, with this kind of performance put together with Puppy, M$ becomes (at last!) totally irrelevant.

dvw86 · #2 Post by **dvw86** » Thu 13 Jul 2006, 12:24

I have been eye-balling the 1.5GHz C7 VERSA Mini-ITX to replace my ML8000. It's only $179 US at mini-box.com.

raffy · #3 Post by **raffy** » Thu 13 Jul 2006, 22:59

Must be useful for gaming - er, is 128-bit graphics enough?

You can try mailing werner@via.com.tw to get your demo board* (perhaps with a link to the FoundationPuppy page or to your own Puppy support site to assure him that you're an active Puppy Linux enthusiast).

I hope Mu, among others, will be able to test this one for gaming.

Cheers!
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* Edit: Werner says

we do ask potential customers to pay for
these boards, shipping cost etc

Ted Dog · #4 Post by **Ted Dog** » Thu 13 Jul 2006, 23:21

I would like to try a free demo board, but I am lossy at cold emails.

Lobster · #5 Post by **Lobster** » Fri 14 Jul 2006, 04:23

I was gonna write - I want one, I want one . . .
[ahem . . . ]

. . . something like this maybe?

Dear Friend

Interest has been shown in testing the 1.5GHz C7 VERSA Mini-ITX
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HardwareTesting

Future goodwill and logo to those supporting Puppy
http://i4.tinypic.com/10gbi1e.jpg
http://puppylinux.biz/

Ed Jason

Sage · #6 Post by **Sage** » Fri 14 Jul 2006, 07:50

If arsking for freeebees, long expeereince sujests that puting yor text throo a speling amd gramar chekker mite be a good idea. Creates a more professional image!
'Lossy' is the sort of thing you get in a badly wound transformer; 'lousy' is the word to describe a badly constructed request for free samples!
For those who are literary challenged, templates for just about ever situation are available on the Net and good word processors (that cuts out M$Word, then). Personally, I never use them - spent too long as an impoverished student honing my skills at asking for previously-owned cabbage stalks!

#7 Post by **Flash** » Fri 14 Jul 2006, 14:06

Sage wrote:... templates for just about ever situation are available on the Net and good word processors (that cuts out M$Word, then). Personally, I never use them - spent too long as an impoverished student honing my skills at asking for previously-owned cabbage stalks!

It shows.

Actually I like lossy better than lousy, for the meaning Ted meant to convey.

Ted Dog · #8 Post by **Ted Dog** » Fri 14 Jul 2006, 15:42

If the President can event words so can I, actually started to write 'I am at a lost with cold emails' But halfway my mind switched to lousy, therefore = lossy. Sorry I was speaking with lawyers yesterday and my mind is still recovering

raffy · #9 Post by **raffy** » Sat 15 Jul 2006, 11:47

Hmm, as there seems to be interest from a few, I sent the mail already, referring to the page http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HardwareTesting , where the developers' names are listed. Let's hope a reply comes soon.

SnowDog · #10 Post by **SnowDog** » Sat 15 Jul 2006, 14:36

oops... I also e-mailed Werner with an inquiry before I read the last post by Raffy.
Well, lets all hurry up & wait.

raffy · #11 Post by **raffy** » Mon 17 Jul 2006, 02:10

From Werner:

we do ask potential customers to pay for these boards, shipping cost etc

So I have corrected my post above.

Am now waiting for specific instructions about ordering the C7 demo board...

Thanks, Werner, for taking the time to respond.

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Raffy do you email these people?

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