[Leaplist] $60 Linux-focused motherboard

[patrick]

Richard F. Ostrow Jr. wrote:
> On Wed, November 7, 2007 8:59 pm, patrick wrote:
>> Damien McKenna wrote:
>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5305482907.html
>>> Micro-ATX, 1.5ghz VIA CPU, onboard video, ships with Linux.  Groovy.
>>>
>>
>> The cpu is soldered directly to the board.  There are combo sets for $59
>>  (and, even less!) if you look at http://pricewatch.com
> 
> That's usually the way Via CPUs work. They're mostly designed for small,
> dedicated applications where as long as the use case doesn't change, the
> hardware doesn't need to change either. This is the first I've seen anyone
> attempt to use a Via system for a general purpose machine.

Some Taiwan board maker put out the GigaPro systems in about 2000.  Have
the boards, but, they were pulled from machines that were sold as
complete systems.  Crossover boards, they have both AT and ATX power
connectors.  One is fully functional and it runs Linux well.  It is
really a VIA 733mhz cpu.  Bought two of the salvage boards for $10 as
is. One works fine. the other is here for "show and tell".

I think they were PcChips, but, I would have to check to make sure.