scheissowitz wrote:
> Mentioned again in the Inquirer.
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> China to produce $125 PC
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>> A Chinese outfit is hoping to release a PC which will hit the shops
>> with a price tag of $125.
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34355
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192501633
"It has never been able to get traction in the market, however, despite
claiming to have rallied local industry support around its architecture that
extended to 60 companies, including Haier, a major manufacturer of
appliances and consumer electronics."
"It has also run into allegations of IP infringement because the Godson
architecture closely resembles the MIPS architecture from MIPS Technologies
Inc. and is about 95 percent MIPS-compatible. In particular the Godson-2
processor is similar to the MIPS R10000, introduced in 1995, according to
market researcher In-Stat. BLX has denied this."
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