$150 PC - by China CPU

大陸出了幾款低價PC，不含monitor, 光碟機，只要 $150.
這個 是其中一家的產品規格:
http://yellowsheepriver.org/products.html
ProcessorMunicator 2C Chinese CPU 400/800

Support 64-bit SysAd

Speed = 400-800 Mhz

BGA package

Flash ROM

2/4Mbit Flash ROM

Chipsets

North bridge : Marvel MV64420-BDM1C133

FSB 133MHz

DDR166MHz

PCI 32-bit 33MHzSouth bridge : VIA VT82C686B

VGA
ATI Radeon 7000-M

33MHz 32-bit PCI

Internalized with 16MB DDR RAM buffers

Support VGA port & S-Video output

Storage
40G HDD:Easily upgradeable ATA100/66/33 support
40PIN+PCS 44PIN X 1
Optional

Optical Storage: CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / Combo Drive (DVD-ROM+CD-RW) / DVD+RW / DVD Dual

System Memory

PC2700 SODIMM slot,

Support DDR 266 module, 128MB/256MB/512/MB,
512 MB total memory capacity.

I/O Interfaces

Front Side

AC'97 Codec ALC210A (Mic-in, Audio out)

USB 2.0 port X 4

IrDA X 1

Power switch x 1 & Reset switch x 1

Indicator for power x 1 & Indicator for Rear Side

S-Video connector

VGA out port

RJ-45 LAN port

RS-232 DB9 COM port

PS/2 port

DC-in jack

One 4-pin power output-connector (support +12V, +5V output)

One IDE device
Onboard

One mini-IDE device

Communication
Internal LAN: On-board 100M/10Mbp/s Ethernet LAN controller Realtek : 8139D
WiFi-compliant wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g) by USB dongle(Optional) Modem (Optional)


OS support
THINIX 3.0 (Based on CSIP RPLinux)


AC adapter

Auto-sensing dual voltage support, AC100-240V
45W, 2Pin, DC 12V, 5A

Slots
IDE X 1 + mini-IDE X 1 + SO-DIMM Socket X 1


Dimension(L*W*H) mm

180 X 145 X 37mm

Weight (kg)

0.65kg

Regulatory to be Compliance

3C, CB, CE, FCC, TUV, UL, BSMI

Accessories
Packing Accessories

Quick Guide

Support CD (Driver, Utility, Manual)

AC Adapter

Power Cord Factory Option

802.11b/802.11g WLAN Card

Li-Ion battery pack

Optical Device: DVD-ROM, Combo Drive(DVD-ROM+CD-RW), DVD Dual (DVD+/-RW), Super Multi (DVD+/-RW+DVD-RAM)

* The specification is subject to change without prior notice.
2006.02.27
其中的cpu，在這裡有大略的規格:
http://www.techimo.com/articles/index.pl?photo=16
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Godson-I

Godson-I
Microprocessor


Instruction Set
"MIPS-like"


Integer Processing Unit
32-bit


Floating-Point Unit
64-bit


Operational Frequency
266 MHz


Front Side Bus
Frequency
50 - 100 MHz


Transistor Count
4,000,000


L1 Cache Size
16 Kilobytes


Core Die Size
0.18-micron

有一篇說:
http://www.goemex.com/emex2005/tw/news_detail.asp?order_no=2599

一些歐美硬體愛好者在論壇對CeBIT參展的Municator討論代表了國人同樣的疑問：



　　“我現在花費179美元就可以購買一套基於AMD的系統，為什麼要買149美元的Municator？”——龍芯架構和Linux作業系統的相對封閉性，都是大眾消費者所顧慮的。

這個問題。.... 大概在中國，只要加上"民族情感"東西，都能賣得很好吧?

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但是，有開始總是不錯，現在雖然是mips-like,,將來或許就會有自己的架構出來了。

自己的instruction set，要修改gcc，cross-compile kernel，retarget 所有package，甚至X Server，這還真是大工程(如果instruction 真的和mips差異很大的話...)。
奇怪的是 上面寫可以run skype....... skype 沒有release source code 呀，要如何cross-compile ??