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VIA Announces Lead-Free Motherboard

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the earth-day-special dept.

linuxprox writes "VIA announced today that their AS-1210 motherboard will be the world's first lead-free motherboard. 'The transition to 'green' manufacturing for VIA has been very smooth and we have been able to ship lead-free processors and chipsets since the end of last year,' said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. 'The AS-1210 clearly demonstrates the technology leadership of VIA and Yamashita in being the first to market with a lead-free motherboard that meets the requirements of the international market.'"

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  1. Dammit.. foiled.. by brxndxn · · Score: 5, Funny

    All my plans of turning worthless motherboards into precious pencils has failed!!

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  2. Green? by Unnngh! · · Score: 5, Funny
    'The transition to 'green' manufacturing for VIA

    Aren't most Printed Circuit Boards already green?

    Ah, nevermind...

  3. New lead free motherboard... by Amiga+Lover · · Score: 5, Funny

    New lead free motherboard*

    *Supply your own solder.

  4. Oh lordy by boomgopher · · Score: 3, Funny

    So I shouldn't have been eating my old motherboards all these years?

    Please confirm my Slashdot friends! Woe is me...

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  5. Whoopie! by SCSi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can let my toddler chew on motherboards without worrying about that pesky lead!
    Thanks VIA!

  6. "Lead" by TWX · · Score: 5, Funny

    For some reason I thought that all of the discrete components were going to be surface mount instead of through the board when I read that the board was "Lead free"...

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  7. No lead but... by valkraider · · Score: 4, Funny

    50% more mercury...

    :)

    It's a joke people...

  8. you insensitive clod, by pangloss · · Score: 5, Funny

    my pre-1963 computer only takes leaded!

  9. No leads? by pyrrhonist · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do you connect peripherals? Oh wait...

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  10. Re:A nice start, but... by justins · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have no idea what "sheel negceba" is.

    It's someone talking out of their ass.

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