PUBLISHED: TUESDAY JULY 29, 2008
UMPC.com was formerly owned by Intel. Intel slowly moved away from the nomenclature of UMPC and started to use the term MID and Netbooks to describe the same concept of a small, inexpensive notebook.
My heart sank when the domain UMPC.com struggled with its identity. Intel was pulling away from the UMPC name and the website showed age.
Relieft came today - and we have no idea who to thank. So, who ever owns the domain name UMPC.com - thank you for resurecting the website.
Great little facts are already online. For example, did you know, Intel's first introduction of the UMPC concept was referred to as "handtop" by Intel CEO Paul Otellini, but was later dropped in favor of UMPC?
No? Now you do know.
Layne P. Heiny (LPH) is the administrator of the Tux Reports Network. He is a high school science teacher who enjoys technology, specifically Tablet PCs, UMPCs, and Linux. LPH has been designing websites since 1995. You may follow his conversations on FriendFeed.
