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China's Godson 3 Processor To Take on Intel, AMD
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| When China launched its first microprocessor, the Godson 1 in 2002, it wasn't
| much of a competitor to what Intel and AMD had to offer. The 64bit Godson 2,
| released in 2005, still didn't worry the Western chip makers, but the chip
| did start to pop up here and there outside of China. Expect to see a lot more
| of them in the coming years, as the Godson 3 promises to be a chip that can
| compete head on with the big ones: quad-core, eight core version in the
| pipeline, and 200 extra instructions aiding in x86 compatibility.
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http://osnews.com/story/20267/China_s_Godson_3_Processor_To_Take_on_Intel_AMD
The cheaper computers get, the more attractive (even essential) GNU/Linux
becomes.
Last week:
$98 laptop from China - Industry changer?
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| On Techvideoblog is a story of the new HiVision mininote laptop, a MIPS based
| machine with WiFi, USB, Ethernet, SDHC, plus a fairly complete Linux install,
| for $98. No word on when it will be available.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/9/3/48704
HiVision miniNote Linux Laptop
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| They keep on getting cheaper. Based on a public Chinese low cost case mold,
| HiVision’s miniNote Linux Laptop has a MIPS based processor, a SDHC card
| reader, Firefox browser support, Abiword processor, and Skype ability.
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http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q208-hivision-mininote-linux-laptop/
$98 Linux Laptop - The HiVision miniNote
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| HiVision CO., LTD makes one of the worlds cheapest Linux laptops at $98 using
| a new cheaper chipset, WiFi, 1GB flash storage, it runs Linux, 3 USB ports,
| Ethernet, SDHC card reader, audio in and out. Voice-chat, Skype, multi-tabbed
| Firefox browser support, Abiword for word processing.
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http://techvideoblog.com/ifa/98-linux-laptop-the-hivision-mininote/
CTL vows $149 Atom, Linux-based desktop
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| Two additional models are complete but give the buyer a choice of operating
| system. A $199 model is defined as the mid-range model; though it comes with
| just 512MB of memory, it ships with Ubuntu Linux and so doesn't carry the
| same demands as a Windows system. An 80GB hard drive will also be standard on
| the PC.
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http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/09/01/ctl.2go.nettop/
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