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  236.  <p>TERRA SOFT OFFERS POWERPC ATX BOARD, LINUX SYSTEMS</p>
  237. <p>Loveland, Colorado -- 4 December 2002 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the<br />
  238. leading developer of integrated PowerPC Linux solutions, is proud to offer<br />
  239. the world's first consumer priced ATX form-factor PowerPC motherboard with<br />
  240. full Linux support.</p>
  241. <p>In bringing to market an ATX PowerPC Linux solution, Terra Soft is<br />
  242. fulfilling a need for a PowerPC system built on industry standards. This<br />
  243. enables individuals to build custom systems with components readily<br />
  244. available through retail and online outlets. Resellers may purchase the<br />
  245. Teron motherboard from Terra Soft and build custom PowerPC Linux solutions<br />
  246. for their unique, local customers.</p>
  247. <p>Terra Soft has partnered with Mai Logic, Inc., an advanced integrated<br />
  248. circuits and systems design company, developer of the Articia series<br />
  249. chipsets and Teron series development reference platforms, to deliver both<br />
  250. stand-alone motherboards and fully integrated, assembled systems.</p>
  251. <p>Dan Burcaw, co-founder and CTO, Terra Soft states, "Mai has developed a<br />
  252. straight-forward, open-source friendly design with support for inexpensive<br />
  253. x86 video, audio, and PCI cards; PPCBoot firmware, and extensive, ongoing<br />
  254. in-house Linux bring-up and testing. We are proud to stand behind this<br />
  255. solution."</p>
  256. <p>In the mid-to-late '90s, Apple, IBM, and Motorola worked toward a PowerPC<br />
  257. Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP). In 2000 IBM released complete<br />
  258. board specs and a generic design for this platform, known as 'POP' (PowerPC<br />
  259. Open Platform). Mai Logic's Teron series boards are designed from the IBM<br />
  260. specifications.</p>
  261. <p>"It has been a pleasure to work with the Mai team. They are knowledgeable,<br />
  262. enthusiastic, and dedicated to supporting their products. We are confident<br />
  263. our two companies will provide a thoroughly documented, well supported,<br />
  264. evolving series of ATX PowerPC motherboards for many years to come," offers<br />
  265. Kai Staats, co-founder and CEO of Terra Soft Solutions.</p>
  266. <p>In this relationship, Terra Soft is distributor of the Teron series<br />
  267. motherboards for both end-user and retail sales. Terra Soft offers both<br />
  268. stand-alone motherboard-CPU sets and complete systems. Qualified Value<br />
  269. Added Resellers may purchase motherboards with intent to build complete<br />
  270. systems, custom designed and supported for their local customers.</p>
  271. <p>"We are excited with the opportunity to introduce the Teron systems with<br />
  272. tremendous flexibility and low cost to many who have been waiting for a<br />
  273. long time now," says Jason Hou, CEO of Mai Logic, "By leveraging Terra<br />
  274. Soft's outstanding relationships within the Linux community, we hope to<br />
  275. offer Mai Logic's innovative solutions to customers worldwide."</p>
  276. <p>Mai Logic's Teron CX PowerPC motherboard is a fully ATX compliant<br />
  277. form-factor with serial, parallel, PS/2, USB, ATA 100, and PCI on-board:</p>
  278. <p> - IBM PowerPC (TM) 750 CXe CPU<br />
  279.  - Mai Logic Articia S chipset w/133 MHz bus<br />
  280.  - Three 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots<br />
  281.  - One AGP/PCI (66 MHz AGP 2X or 33/66 MHz PCI) slot<br />
  282.  - Two 168-pin DIMM slots on board<br />
  283.  - Supports up to 2GB, 72-bit (ECC) SDRAM<br />
  284.  - Dual ATA 100 drive ports<br />
  285.  - Dual USB, PS/2, and com/serial (RS232) ports<br />
  286.  - Single parallel port<br />
  287.  - Support by Yellow Dog Linux</p>
  288. <p>A complete Terra Soft 'Boxer-T G3' running Yellow Dog Linux has been<br />
  289. reviewed by Linux Journal with pending publication in late winter/early<br />
  290. spring.</p>
  291. <p>The Teron CX motherboard with IBM 750 CXe CPU and the Terra Soft Boxer<br />
  292. Series tower may be ordered now from the Terra Soft Store at<br />
  293. <a href="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/:" title="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/:">http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/:</a></p>
  294. <p>Mobo + CPU: $495.00<br />
  295. Tower, generic case: $799.00<br />
  296. Tower, Antec case: $889.00<br />
  297. 1U rackmount: $869.00</p>
  298. <p>Boards and complete systems are expected to ship in January 2003.</p>
  299. <p>About Mai Logic, Inc.<br />
  300. With more than 30 US and International invention patents granted and 100<br />
  301. more pending in the fields of IC, security, and systems design engineering,<br />
  302. Mai Logic, through its advanced technology offering, has established itself<br />
  303. as a technology powerhouse. Mai Logic applies the latest trends and<br />
  304. methodologies in design, manufacturing, and logistics in the PC segment to<br />
  305. the PowerPC market. Mai Logic's end-to-end turnkey solutions include<br />
  306. chipsets, development platforms, and modules.</p>
  307. <p>About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.<br />
  308. Terra Soft is a leading developer of integrated solutions for PowerPC.<br />
  309. Yellow Dog Linux, the flagship product, has boosted viability of Linux on<br />
  310. PowerPC microprocessors with support for Mai Logic ATX motherboards, the<br />
  311. Apple PowerPC computers, the briQ, and other PowerPC-based desktop,<br />
  312. embedded, and HPC computers. Black Lab is an advanced, scalable HPC cluster<br />
  313. node build and management suite.</p>
  314. <p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/" title="http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/">http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/</a></p>
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  585.                 <span class="field-content">Introducing the App Hall of Fame!</span>
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  590.                 <div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213485"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">App discoverability continues to be a real issue.  With the fast churn of apps in the App Store, an app has only a few weeks of promotional life in it before it‚Äôs largely forgotten.  There are a few things developers can do to fix that, but those... | Read more »</div></div></div>
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  603.                 <div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213486"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">In the midst of the huge Q4 launch schedule, the cult classic, Gobliiins, as well as the rest of the trilogy, are being ported to the iPhone in all of their original glory. The Goblins trilogy was a quirky Atari/Amiga game series from the early 90‚Äôs... | Read more »</div></div></div>
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  629.                 <div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213470"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Developer: Dustlab
  630. Price: $0.99
  631. Version Reviewed: 2.4.7
  632. iPhone Integration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  633. User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  634. Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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  657.                 <span class="field-content">Pocketbooth Review</span>
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  662.                 <div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213472"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Developer: Project Box
  663. Price: $0.99
  664. Version Reviewed: 1.0
  665. iPhone Integration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  666. User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  806.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 19:</td>
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  819.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">S Stardom anounces Safe Capsule, a
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  829.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
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  839.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
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  844.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  845.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  849.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  850.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  854.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  855.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  859.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  860.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  864.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  865.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  869.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  870.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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