Dear fossian
A Chinese PC maker today introduced a low-cost PC designed for customers in
rural China that can be used with a television as a
display.
GX-2 was developed by Sichuan Sinomanic Technology, based in the western
Chinese city of Chengdu, and is being pitched as a low-cost system that can
help narrow the "digital divide" between China's rural and urban areas.
The GX-2 is based on a 400MHz MIPS processor from Raza
Microelectronics. It runs either a version of the Linux operating system or
FutureAlpha, a Chinese-developed operating system. The GX-2 has128MB of DDR
(double data rate) DRAM, one USB 2.0 port, a 10/100Mbps Ethernet adapter, and a
1GB SD (Secure Digital) memory card to store data.
The PC, which does not include a monitor, has a VGA (video graphics array)
output for computer monitors as well as a TV output. This
capability could help some users save money as televisions are found in most
homes across China.
The price of the GX-2 is roughly the same as the laptop developed by the One
Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, which the group recently
said cost about $130
Thanks
Bhaskar Prasad Rimal
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