Product Overview
The Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) is a new category of affordable consumer devices designed to provide managed Internet access for people in global, high-growth markets to enhance communications, entertainment, and education opportunities. The PIC is driven by world-class AMD processor technology. It is an empowering connecting device – a simple and accessible platform designed to work with existing service provider dial-up or broadband infrastructure – that can deliver 
basic Internet functions such as e-mail, downloads, Web browsing, and more.
The PIC is designed to be a high-quality, affordable, easy-to-use, robust consumer device suitable for first-time technology users. It provides a consumer-friendly user experience and is developed to be highly reliable – with a fully integrated, low-power computing sub-system.
A Complete Internet Solution
The PIC is a complete solution, supported through a local service provider, that includes keyboard, mouse, and pre-installed software. The solution features a suite of communications, entertainment, and education applications that give users improved communications and opportunities for furthering education.
To protect system integrity and help ensure trouble-free performance over time, the PIC is designed to limit the installation of additional software. The PIC device is Microsoft® Windows® Powered and contains pre-installed peripheral driver software. Software upgrades can be performed by the Internet Service Provider.
With the PIC, users can access the Internet through existing household communications and network infrastructure. The PIC’s empowering productivity tools allow users to send and receive e-mail, access the Internet, create documents using a word processor and spreadsheet tools, view pictures and video, and play games. The PIC empowers users to enhance their communication, recreation, and education.
The Personal Internet Communicator Includes:
- System Unit – powered by an AMD Geode™ GX processor
- Easily customized to local market identity
- Packaged for enhanced durability
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- AC/DC Adapter
Real-World Functionality
With a simple “out of the box” installation and setup, the Personal Internet Communicator is designed to provide virtually instantaneous access to the power of the global Internet. The PIC is customized to each service provider to support your dial-up or broadband infrastructure and adapts to varied global power supplies. With pre-loaded software and a comprehensive and capable internal hardware configuration, users benefit from reliable, versatile, and functional system operation from the very start.
Hardware Configuration
- Compact, ergonomically designed system case with optional accent colors
- Unit dimensions
- 5.5" wide x 8.5" deep x 2.5" high
- 3 lbs.
- AMD Geode™ GX processor
- 4 USB ports – support printers, Flash memory, disk drives, and network adapters
- 10GB 3.5" internal hard disk
- Stereo headphone/microphone jacks
- VGA port – supports resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 85 Hz
- Fanless, quiet operation
Software and Applications
- Windows® Powered Operating System
- Web Browser – Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0
- E-mail
- Macromedia Flash Player
- Windows Media® Player
- Presentation viewer for Microsoft® PowerPoint®
- PDF Viewer
- Windows® Messenger
- Microsoft® Windows® 2D Game Pack
- SoftMaker Word Processor and Spreadsheet applications– compatible with Microsoft® Word/Microsoft® Excel®
- Image viewer – .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .gif filetypes
- Zip/Unzip compression utility
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