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Managing Organization:
YellowSheepRiver / BMX Semiconductors / China Academy of Sciences
Managing Organization URL:
Contact Name:
(853) 788001
Contact Email:
info@yellowsheepriver.org
Contact Phone:
(853) 788001
Contact Address:
18E Associacao Comercial Chinesa de Macau Bldg, 175, Rua de Xangai, Macau.
Activity URL:
Affiliated Organizations:
BMX Semiconductors China Academy of Sciences
Related URLs:
http://english.cas.cn/eng2003/news/detailnewsb.asp?infono=25998 |
Activity Description:
A Chinese company has developed an inexpensive Linux-based computer as a way to close the "digital divide." YellowSheepRiver's $150 "Municator" is available now and claims to have performance akin to Pentium III-quality; it is also compared to MIPS's four-way superscalar R10000 processor, which shipped in 1995.
<br /><br /> Whereas the MIT One Laptop Per Child models offer an LCD display and no harddrive, the Chinese model offers an external 40GB USB drive and an S-video cable to support television hook-ups. <br /><Br /> The CPU, RAM, and other key chips are sourced from Chinese companies, including a 64-bit Godson-2 CPU from BLX Semiconductor, which are clocked at 400MHz or 600MHz. YellowSheepRiver says it hopes one day to use an "SoC" (system-on-chip) version of the Godson-2 chipset that will integrate the processor and northbridge into a single chip, and save additional cost and power. |