PC Chips debuts new 'healthy, happy and hardy' all-in-one LCD PC   Taipei -- July 24, 2002 The PC of the tomorrow is available today with the release of PC Chips's new Aio all-in-one personal computer that combines a footprint only slightly larger than a laptop PC with the power of a full-featured multimedia desktop computer. Aio's sleek, high-tech H-shaped design makes Aio a joy to look at and its built-in 15 or 17-inch TFT LCD color screen with resolution of up to 1024 x 786 is a joy to view thanks to an adjustable frame that makes raising, lowering or slanting the screen to find the most comfortable viewing angle a snap for everyone from tots to extra-tall users. Aio sets a new standard for ease of set up. After opening the box, the user is four simple steps away from a world of computing experience: Insert the mouse cord into a clearly marked socket; connect the keyboard to its easy-to-reach port, plug the power line into a wall socket and turn on Aio. That's it. And if four-steps are too many, an optional cordless RF keyboard and mouse reduces set up to a simple matter of plugging in and powering up. With Aio, users don't need to spend a bundle on software to run the most popular PC applications. Aio comes with the Thiz Linux operating system that includes word processing and productivity applications compatible with MS Office. Also included are WinDVD software, PCcillin anti-virus software and a host of additional programs for work and play. Other high-end specifications include a choice of Intel Pentium 4 processors with speeds up to 400 MHz, dealer-installed DDR SDRAM up to 2GB, high performance graphics, high speed USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, onboard modem, built in Ethernet card and 24X CD-ROM, 8X DVD-ROM or Combo drive. Aio supports ATA 33/66/100/133 enhanced IDE 3.5-inch hard drives. Aio's unique H-shape is more than a design statement. It's a description of this full-featured all-in-one computer: Healthy, happy and hardy. With its ergonomic design and adjustable screen for easy-on-the-eyes viewing, it's no exaggeration to call Aio 'the healthy PC.' And with built-in dual high performance speakers with subwoofer, X-earphones for private listening, a C-media sound chip for 4.1 channel quality on board speaker sound, 5.1 channel speaker jacks and WinDVD software, Aio is the PC for happy moments. But above all, Aio is a hardy system with the power users need for their computing needs today - and tomorrow. Although this all-in-one personal PC is a new, groundbreaking computing concept, it's back by world-class technical credentials. Aio is designed and manufactured by PC Chips Computer Systems, dubbed 'king of the motherboard' by Credit Suisse First Boston and named one of the world's Top Eight technology firms by BusinessWeek Magazine in the publication's 2002 Info Tech 100 list. Aio is compatible with Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98SE and Thiz Linux operating systems.