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Chinese "Dragon" Chip On Sale

Posted by timothy on from the center-of-the-world dept.

mrseigen writes "The processor that Chinese firms have been working on as a response to foreign equipment and software is now available for pre-order. The Inquirer did an article here, and the company website is here. The chip will supposedly ship with Midori Linux."

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  1. Dragons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It may not be a good idea to overclock these chips, as the dragons will most likely be hot enough as is...

  2. The case sticker!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh man! It's gonna say "Enter the Dragon" isn't it!!!

    1. Re:The case sticker!! by Hellkitten · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's gonna say "Enter the Dragon" isn't it!!!

      Yep, and on smp boxes it's gonna show the edge of an old map and in the white unexplored areas it's gonna say "Here be dragons"

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  3. Sure i'll buy one by zephc · · Score: 5, Funny

    but only if the money is used to torture political dissidents

    [/joke-notice-for-the-humorless]

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  4. Why on earth would I buy... by DavidBrown · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a Dragon chip in the Year of the Ram? Dragon chips are so 4698. (Year 2000 for Gregorian Calendar fanatics out there)

    I'd rather buy a Ram chip - at least that way I know I'm being current.

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  5. All I can say is "meh". by radiumhahn · · Score: 4, Funny
    I have the strange desire to steal the technology and sell it for pennies on the dollar in the US

    Is turnaround still fairplay?

  6. Sure, sure by roystgnr · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, if there's one country we can count on to resist pressure to place their population's property under a system enforcing centralized control, it's China!