Everex
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| Company type | Subsidiary of NewMarket Technology, Inc.[1] |
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| Industry | Computer hardware Diversified Electronics |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Multi-Processor Servers, Notebook, Desktop, and Ultra Mobile personal computers including the eXplora, IMPACT, StepNote, gPC and CloudBook branded product lines |
| Website | www |
Everex Systems, Inc., is a defunct American manufacturer of multi-processor servers, desktop and notebook personal computers. It was established in 1983 and headquartered in Fremont, California. The company was founded by Steve Hui, John Lee and Wayne Cheung.[2] In 1988, Everex was the leader in tape backup sales with half of the world market.[citation needed] On January 5, 1993 the company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Formosa Plastics Group, hence becoming part of a multinational conglomerate alongside companies like First International Computer, the world's leading motherboard manufacturer.[3][4][5] On December 29, 2006 Everex Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7, and in June 2008 NewMarket Technology has taken control of Everex.[6][7]
History
In 1983, Everex shipped its first hard drive, tape backup and graphics products. Seven years later, with an ever expanding product line, annual revenues totaled over
- 1983 - Everex founded in Fremont, California
- 1984 - First Everex hard disk drive shipped
- 1986 - 286-based STEP line of computers launched
- 1987 - Everex IPO under NASDAQ "EVRX"
- 1992 - Discussed a merger with Northgate Computers but these talks failed.[8]
- 1993 - Everex files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[Exabyte for $5.5M.[9]
- 1993 - Everex purchased by the Formosa Plastics Group
- 1998 - Everex launches FreeStyle, the world's first Windows CE PDA, but abandoned the line later in the year[10]
- 2007 - Everex launches its first 17" widescreen Vista notebook [11]
- 2007 - Everex launches low-cost green PC Impact GC3502 running gOS[12]
- 2007 - Everex announces plans for sub-$300 Linux notebooks[13]
- 2008 - Everex launches a series of low cost "green" systems, the CloudBook UMPC, the gBook notebook, and the gPC mini Mac mini-like desktop, all running the Ubuntu-based gOS Linux with the GNOME desktop environment.[14][need quotation to verify] Everex is later acquired by systems integrator Newmarket Technology.[15]
- 2009 - The US subsidiary of Everex closes its doors,[16] while the Japanese and Taiwanese subsidiaries seem to remain unaffected.[17][failed verification]
Green computers
In the mid-2000s, Everex began selling several brands of green computers.
gBook
The gBook is a
gPC
Two major variants of the gPC exist: one based on gOS Linux; the other, an Impact brand of Windows Vista[citation needed] low-power machines. Both utilize a VIA C7 CPU. The gPC also ships with a softmodem that is not enabled for consumer use, but is provided "for developers." A successor, gPC2,[19] was available through Wal-Mart.[20] A third, the gPC3, with a 2 GHz AMD Sempron processor, 1 GB RAM, and Ubuntu 8.04, was available through Newegg.
gPC mini
The gPC mini,
Cloudbook
The Cloudbook is an
Photos
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Casing of a gPC from 2008. -
Interior of a gPC from 2008. -
See also
- First International Computer (FIC)
- Zonbu, some of whose computers are based on Everex hardware[25]
References
- ^ "Company Overview of NewMarket Technology Inc". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Everex". IT History Society. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS; EVEREX SYSTEMS, A PC MAKER, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY". The New York Times. January 5, 1993.
- ^ "Everex Systems, Inc. History". FundingUniverse.
- ^ "First International Computer, Inc. History". FundingUniverse.
- ^ "Everex Systems, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2006-12-29. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ "NewMarket Technology, Inc. to Acquire Everex, a Respected Brand Name in Personal Computing Reporting Approximately $60 Million in Revenue in 2007". Marketwired. June 23, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times Company News
- ISSN 0010-4841.
- ^ CNET News Everex abandons palm-sized PC line
- ^ "EVEREX XT5300T NoteBook AMD Mobile Athlon 64 X2 TK-53(1.70GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 1GB Memory DDR2 667 120GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS". Newegg.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ "Everex intros $298 green PC with OpenOffice". electronista. 2007-07-18. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Everex Readies Sub-$300 Linux Notebooks". pcworld. 2007-11-02. Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ http://www.everexgreen.com Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Everex website for its new "green" systems.
- ^ PC World Cloudbook Maker Everex Snapped up by Newmarket
- ^ "Everex US folds after Cloudbook fails to find favor". SlashGear. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ Everex Taiwan Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Everex - the Alternative PC". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-15. gBook at Everex.com (link is broken)
- ^ Everex – The Alternative PC Company Archived 2008-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Everex gPC2 TC2512 Desktop Computer w/ 1.5GHz VIA C7-D Processor
- ^ Everex – The Alternative PC Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Review: Everex gPCmini with gOS Linux". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- SlashGear
- ^ Putting the Focus of Computing Where It Belongs: Online Socializing
- ^ "Notebook-style computing appliance runs Linux". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20.