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Linux-Based, MIPS-Powered Russian All-in-One PC Launched

posted by martyb on Monday March 07 2016, @01:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the Where's-Major-Kong-when-you-need-him? dept.

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Most modern desktop and notebook computers ship with Intel or AMD processors and Windows or OS X software. A few companies are positioning products with ARM-based chips as desktop computers. But the Tavolga Terminal TB-T22BT(русский [1]) is something different.

This all-in-one desktop PC has a MIPS-based processor and runs Debian 8 Linux software.

The computer is made by Russian company T-Platforms, which also offers an SF-BT1 processor module for those that want to build their own hardware.

Both devices use a Baikal-T1 processor which is a 32-bit dual-core MIPS P5600 processor. Like the computers, the chip was designed in Russia, although it's based on work from Imagination Technologies (the company behind the MIPS architecture).

The all-in-one desktop features a 21.5 inch IPS display, support for up to 8GB of DDR3-1600 memory, and up to 64GB of flash storage. It has four USB 2.0 ports, a PS/2 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and a fanless case for silent operation. There's also support for smart cards.

T-Platforms is positioning the TB-T22BT as a device that can either be used as a standalone computer with support for Linux-based apps such as LibreOffice and Firefox, or as a thin client system that you can use to connect to remote machines using remote desktop software.

[1] The translation dropdown menu did not work. Google translation

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 07 2016, @05:15AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 07 2016, @05:15AM (#314729)
    If you're an American, unless you're really that important to Russian or Chinese interests I doubt that they'll care about you. Neither country has an agency with the mandate and the budget to spy on the entire world either. On the other hand, if you're an American, it's a lot easier to become a person that the authorities in your country will look at with an evil eye.
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