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 VIA OpenBook | |
| Developer | VIA Technologies |
|---|---|
| Release date | May 27, 2008 |
| Predecessor | NanoBook |
| Website | web |
VIA OpenBook is a laptop reference design from VIA Technologies, announced in 2008. [1] The laptop case design was released as open source. [2]
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