FIC
First International Computer had a load of goodies to show us, including a couple of very cool Tablet PCs running both Linux and WinXP. We had to tear Damage away from the Tablet PC, as visions of surfing TR from the couch while watching his Chiefs get pounded had him in a blissful trance.


Surfing TR on FIC's Linux-based Tablet PC

Apart from the Tablet PC, FIC also had a slew of motherboards on display, mostly geared towards the OEM space. While browsing through the boards, we came across the AT31, a MicroATX board with integrated Radeon graphics via ATI's A3 North bridge. With chipset from ATI, NVIDIA, SiS, Via, and AMD, the Athlon and Duron easily have more chipset choices than any other platform.


ATI's A3 north bridge on an FIC Socket A mobo

Finally, ATI's Radeon managed to make its way into a series of FIC video cards, whose retail boxes were proudly on display.


An FIC-branded Radeon 7500 retail box