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OLPC XO-1 switches to VIA processor
electronista.com - 4/18/2009
OLPC XO-1 switches to VIA processor
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The One Laptop Per Child project tonight said it would overhaul the XO-1 with a major internal upgrade. The Gen 1.5 update will drop the AMD Geode processor that has been used since launch and instead use a VIA C7-M with a clock speed that varies be...

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Gizmodo:  OLPC's XO-1.5 to Boost Specs With Via Processor: You're Welcome, Africa [Olpc]

Gizmología:  Las nuevas netbooks del proyecto OLPC cambian los procesadores AMD por los VIA

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OLPC's XO-1.5 to Boost Specs With Via Processor: You're Welcome, Africa [Olpc]
Gizmodo — ... XO-1's memory should get a bump to 1GB, and its storage will get pushed to 4GB or even 8GB as an option. The upgrade, which is being referred to as the XO-1.5 rather than a totally new model, should start shipping in late August. [Electronista] ...

Las nuevas netbooks del proyecto OLPC cambian los procesadores AMD por los VIA
Gizmología — ... El proyecto OLPC, famoso por querer llevarle una computadora a cada uno de los chicos tercermundistas que no tienen acceso a estas tecnologías, anunció que la nueva XO-1 tendrá interesantes actualizaciones. ...

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