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Aware Electronics Corp. is a United States of America designer and manufacturer of radiation monitors and Geiger Counters. It is located in 
It produces the RM series of radiation monitors, which include the RM-60, RM-70, RM-80 and the RM-G90
Aware Electronics Corp. is notable in that it was the first company to design, manufacture and market a Geiger Counter and software specifically designed to operate with personal computers. A review of its original product, the RM-60, appeared in the November 1989 edition of PC Magazine A 1996 review of its RM-60 appeared in the June 1995 edition of Computer LifeComputer Life: Is Your House Radioactive?
/ref> It also produces the LCD-90 MicroController - Data Logger for use in conjunction with its radiation monitors On 11 May 2020, AWare Electronics website appears blanked and after that points to a Japanese Company インターネットエレクトロニクス (Internet Electronics). The remainder of this article concerns itself with Aware Electronics Inc., Ltd, a Taiwanese company, now defunct, which has no relationship what-so-ever with Aware Electronics Corp.
and
(2008). The earlier model AW-150AW-150 A-bag product detail
was sold in the US as the MiTYBOOK.
/ref> It includes educational software,
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...
and was incorporated in 1986
It produces the RM series of radiation monitors, which include the RM-60, RM-70, RM-80 and the RM-G90
Aware Electronics Corp. is notable in that it was the first company to design, manufacture and market a Geiger Counter and software specifically designed to operate with personal computers. A review of its original product, the RM-60, appeared in the November 1989 edition of PC Magazine A 1996 review of its RM-60 appeared in the June 1995 edition of Computer LifeComputer Life: Is Your House Radioactive?/ref> It also produces the LCD-90 MicroController - Data Logger for use in conjunction with its radiation monitors On 11 May 2020, AWare Electronics website appears blanked and after that points to a Japanese Company インターネットエレクトロニクス (Internet Electronics). The remainder of this article concerns itself with Aware Electronics Inc., Ltd, a Taiwanese company, now defunct, which has no relationship what-so-ever with Aware Electronics Corp.
Aware Electronics Inc., Ltd
Aware Electronics Inc., Ltd was a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. It was established in 2006 with the guidance and assistance of the Institute for Information Industry. It produced the A-BOOK series, which includes the A-ViewThe A-Viewand
AW-300 Aware Electronics Corp. is a United States of America designer and manufacturer of radiation monitors and Geiger Counters. It is located in Wilmington, Delaware and was incorporated in 1986
It produces the RM series of radiation monitors, which in ...
modelsAW-300 A-Bag product detail(2008). The earlier model AW-150AW-150 A-bag product detail
was sold in the US as the MiTYBOOK.
A-View
is described by Aware as ''An advanced digital photo frame with the features of a standard PC''. Asub-notebook
Subnotebook, also called ultraportable, superportable, or mini notebook, was a marketing term for laptop computers that are smaller and lighter than a typical notebook-sized laptop.
Types and sizes
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similar to and probably the basis for the Elonex ONE
The Elonex ONE (also known as ONE) was a netbook computer marketed to the education sector by Elonex. The ONE's operating system was called Linos, based on Linux kernel 2.6.21, and the device had Wi-Fi connectivity, Ethernet networking, a soli ...
. It seems to be a development of the similar AW-300 Aware Electronics Corp. is a United States of America designer and manufacturer of radiation monitors and Geiger Counters. It is located in Wilmington, Delaware and was incorporated in 1986
It produces the RM series of radiation monitors, which in ...
sub-notebook
Subnotebook, also called ultraportable, superportable, or mini notebook, was a marketing term for laptop computers that are smaller and lighter than a typical notebook-sized laptop.
Types and sizes
As typical laptop sizes have decreased over t ...
.
Hardware
*CPU: Aday5F 300 MHz X86 *Memory: **128/256 MB DDR2SDRAM
Synchronous dynamic random-access memory (synchronous dynamic RAM or SDRAM) is any DRAM where the operation of its external pin interface is coordinated by an externally supplied clock signal.
DRAM integrated circuits (ICs) produced from the ...
**4 MB Flash ROM
**1 GB/2GB NAND FLASH
*Display: 800x480 7” TFT LCD
*Network interface:
**Ethernet
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...
10/100 Mbit/s
**Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio wave ...
802.11b/g (optional)
**Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limi ...
(optional)
*Webcam
A webcam is a video camera which is designed to record or stream to a computer or computer network. They are primarily used in videotelephony, livestreaming and social media, and security. Webcams can be built-in computer hardware or peripheral d ...
2.0M pixels (optional)
*USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply (interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A broad v ...
2.0/1.1 port X 2
*Audio jack: 3.5 mm in/out
*Battery: 3 cells, 2200mAH/cell
*Weight: 950g (with keyboard)
*Dimension(WxLxH) 230 mm x 146 mm x 33 mm(with keyboard)
AW-300
Asub-notebook
Subnotebook, also called ultraportable, superportable, or mini notebook, was a marketing term for laptop computers that are smaller and lighter than a typical notebook-sized laptop.
Types and sizes
As typical laptop sizes have decreased over t ...
similar to the A-View Aware Electronics Corp. is a United States of America designer and manufacturer of radiation monitors and Geiger Counters. It is located in Wilmington, Delaware and was incorporated in 1986
It produces the RM series of radiation monitors, which in ...
. The Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also in ...
is a proprietary LINOS 2.4.25.Aware A-Book AW-300 review/ref> It includes educational software,
GQView
Geeqie is a free software image viewer and image organiser program for Unix-like operating systems, which includes Linux-based systems and Apple's OS X. It was first released in March 2010, having been created as a fork of GQview, which appeared ...
, Sylpheed
Sylpheed is an open-source e-mail client and news client licensed under GNU GPL-2.0-or-later with the library part ''LibSylph'' under GNU LGPL-2.1-or-later. It provides easy configuration and an abundance of features. It stores mail in the MH M ...
(email), Beaver (a text based editor), VNC
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse input from one computer to another, relaying the g ...
and Tux Typing and games such as Xblock out, Xbomb, Xdigger, Xgalaga, Xscavenger.
Hardware
*CPU: Aday5F 300 MHz X86 *Memory: **128MB DDR2 SDRAM **4MB Flash ROM **1 GB NAND Flash *Display: 800x480 7" TFT LCD monitor *Network: **10/100 Mbit/sEthernet
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...
**Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio wave ...
802.11g(optional)
**bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limi ...
(optional)
*USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply (interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A broad v ...
2.0 ports x 6
*Audio Jack: 3.5 mm audio jack
*Volume control: volume knob
*Input： Keyboard, mouse
*Storage： USB diskdrive, Card reader
AW-150
Asub-notebook
Subnotebook, also called ultraportable, superportable, or mini notebook, was a marketing term for laptop computers that are smaller and lighter than a typical notebook-sized laptop.
Types and sizes
As typical laptop sizes have decreased over t ...
similar to, and probably the basis for, the MiTYBOOK.
Hardware
*CPU: 150 MHz X86 (possibly Aday5E) *Memory: **64 MBSDRAM
Synchronous dynamic random-access memory (synchronous dynamic RAM or SDRAM) is any DRAM where the operation of its external pin interface is coordinated by an externally supplied clock signal.
DRAM integrated circuits (ICs) produced from the ...
**4MB Flash ROM
**1 GB NAND Flash
*Display: 800x480 TFT LCD monitor
*Network: 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...
*USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply (interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A broad v ...
2.0 port x 6
*Audio Jack: 3.5 mm audio jack
*Volume control: volume knob
*Input：Keyboard, mouse
*Storage： USB diskdrive, Card reader
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