Macau -65438 Yuan +049 Loongson Mini Computer
In March, CeBIT Exhibition in Hanover, Germany was still an inconspicuous corner.
Loongson computer is quietly displayed here, but it has not escaped the sharp eyes of some hardware lovers.
The Municator PC made in Macau, China, made its debut at CeBIT, and a company named Yellowsheepriver launched this PC at a price of 149 USD. Compared with the low price, the configuration of Municator is reasonable: 40GB hard disk, 256MB memory, integrated 16MB ATI Radeon7000M display chip, PS/2 interface, four USB2.0 interfaces, VGA and TV output, and network functions are LAN and Wi-Fi(WAPI). The most striking thing is her Chinese core-this Loongson 2C processor is packaged in BGA and works at 400-800MHz frequency conversion, 64-bit MIPS SysAD, 133MHz FSB.
Godson thousand yuan computer configuration exposure commercial products will be available soon.
The motherboard of Municator: the north bridge chip matched with the processor is Marvel Comics's MV64420, which supports 133MHz FSB and DDR 266 memory (maximum capacity is 512mb); ); The south bridge chip is VIA VT82C686B. (Yellowsheepriver website video, picture from Sina Technology)
Say no to Wintel
Using Linux operating system, Municator demonstrated that personal computers can complete almost all basic operations, such as surfing the Internet through Firefox, sending and receiving emails through Thunderbird, instant messaging through Gaim, processing office texts through Red Office, playing audio and video through mplayer, and even demonstrating skype.
Although there are no complex multimedia applications such as 3D games and high-definition videos, we still see the amazing words from the company's advertising language-"Say no to Wintel, try it now!" Indeed, neither the operating system nor the application software has the shadow of Microsoft and Intel, and Municator did it.
Jiangsu-"Godson Box" will be listed.
Godson thousand yuan computer configuration exposure commercial products will be available soon.
Zhongke Menglan's "Godson Box" is cheaper than Municator, but its function is also slightly inferior.
As early as March of 14, the news that the English version of Xinhuanet was sent from Nanjing showed that a company in China (Sina Technology Note: Jiangsu Menglan Group, Changshu Zhongke Menglan Loongson Industrialization R&D Center) had developed a thousand yuan computer (about 125 USD), which adopted the domestic Loongson No.2 processor and will launch commercial products in July.
The company's website declared: "This computer weighs about 500 grams, which is about the size of a primary school textbook and is easy to carry. The actual performance of "Dragon Dream" computer is equivalent to a desktop computer with Pentium 3 processor of 1 Hz. This computer is characterized by its rich interface. For example, it has four USB interfaces, an audio interface and an infrared data association, and supports infrared remote control. This is a display light with an IDE on the back of the power supply. If a DVD drive is connected to this box, you can watch DVDs. This is connected to the monitor, then this is connected to the TV, this is a serial port, which can support modem peripherals, and then this is the keyboard and mouse interface, which is the power interface, and the IDE device is below. Although its whole product is relatively small, it is already a very complete computer. "
Dr. Siu Gong Ng from R&D Center of Jiangsu Menglongxin Industrialization Base pointed out: "Now the' computer mainframe' on the market costs more than 2,000 yuan, and the price of the' Longmeng' computer after mass production is around 1000 yuan."
As can be seen from the above description, Thousand Yuan Godson computer does not include standard PC components such as monitor and CD-ROM drive, and can be connected with USB and IDE devices. The so-called "thousand-yuan computer" or "thousand-yuan notebook" means the price of a simplified mainframe, the product size is similar to that of a notebook, and the multimedia function is limited. (Sina Technology Note: The news about 1500 yuan's Loongson notebook from Techspot, a famous foreign technology website, may be misinformed. )
The road ahead is long.
Some European and American hardware enthusiasts discussed the Municator exhibited by CeBIT at the forum, which represented the same question of Chinese people:
"I can now spend $65,438+079 to buy an AMD-based system. Why spend $65,438+049 on a Municator? " -Loongson architecture and the relative closeness of Linux operating system are both issues of concern to mass consumers.
In addition, there are some positive views:
"This box is not powerful enough, but it is very suitable as a gateway server and office system at home."
"This is the product of a China company. It uses locally made processors and other software and hardware, which will be suitable for China's national conditions. "
Indeed, whether in Indian, Argentine or China, for the vast number of developing countries, the shortage of funds for computer and network popularization is the biggest problem at first. In a sense, both Municator and Loongson box are more like a set-top box or a learning machine, which can realize mass production at the expense of performance. Low price is its biggest killer.
The information recently disclosed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences is quite inspiring. The latest 2E (Loongson-2E) chip has been streamed and returned to the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences for the final test. It is expected that the test will be completed and released in May at the earliest. The performance of Godson 2E with the main frequency of 1GHz has reached the level of 2GHz Pentium 4 processor, and the PC prototype based on Godson 2E runs well. Loongson Computer is expected to be produced in small batches in June this year, and the price is around 1500 yuan.
"surfing the internet or something is really no problem. The speed is not bad and can be used for computer teaching. " A person who used the "Godson Box" told Sina Technology, "If the production goes smoothly, Wintel's aristocratic marketing still needs to be learned by domestic manufacturers."
And as far as I know, there are 1C, 1A, 2E notebooks, but the price is not as cheap as expected.
You can contact these two manufacturers.
Jiangsu zhongke longmeng technology co., ltd./
Sichuan Guo Xin Technology Co., Ltd./
Because RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) is adopted, it is not compatible with most software now. Those are CISC.
Behind the landlord's support for domestic products, you can see a patriotic heart, which is really admirable. People like the landlord will use the "China Core" one day! Our nation and country have been and will continue to be revived.
i take my hat off to you.