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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. Excellent value for the price! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    I have heard that this is actually a rebranded Elbrus E2K. Clock for clock, it is unbeatable. If they are able to increase the frequency and the chip is properly scalable, the Power5 may have a worthy competitor!

  2. What kind of chip is it? by Billly+Gates · · Score: 0, Troll
    I thought it was an alpha based on earlier slashdot comments. Later everyone has been stating that its mips based.

    I am curious because I would love to see tha alpha live. Its the best chip in the world and would remain the fastest if Intel/HP would not care more about the sunken costs of this engineering disaster of Itanium. Not to sound like a troll but it was due in 97 and is 2 billion over budget. No wonder HP/Intel canceled the next generation of the Alpha.

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  3. Re:Sure i'll buy one by Troed · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's their _only_ way of "fighting back". When you don't have the newest weapons the US can supply you with (as Israel has) you don't have much choice. It's a moot point though - Israel is the invader and aggressor. Israel is in no position to state any demands on the Palestinian people THEY OPPRESS until they've stopped occupying their land.

    (PS: How's shooting civilian journalists "defense"? Look up what the IDF is, and what they do regularly)

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