First Desktop Computer To Use Intel's XScale

Ian Chamberlain writes "Drobe, the leading RISC OS portal, has reported the release of Iyonix, the first desktop computer to use Intel's XScale processor. The XScale is now famous for its increasingly widespread use in PDA devices, used because of its low power consumption and high performance processing. The Iyonix runs a new 32bit version of RISC OS, the operating system orginally developed by Acorn, but now owned by Pace." The same site links to a pair of reviews (one translated from heise.de) of this machine. RISC OS is also what powers the solar PC mentioned a few months ago.

Great thats cheap!

[peculiarmethod]

"All for £1299"

Now I just have to drive God knows how many meters to get to the trade show.

pm

needs a few things

[enos]

If they can add a built-in touchscreen, a battery, and make it fit in my pocket, I think they have a winner!

Re:Interesting, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

No, I think their first question will be, "What the hell is XScale?"

Re:Interesting, but...

[jsupreston]

I think the first question from the /. crowd will have to do with a Beowolf cluster of these things.

Why Don't The Brits Build Computers?

[Anonymous Coward]

Because they can't figure out a way to make 'em leak oil... ;p

Re:Wasn't arm the standard 32-bit processor for pd

[tpr]

RTFM dimwit. XScale is a version of ARM made by Intel and probably named so stupudly because Intel are embarrassed to have to rely on some body else's design to be able to make a low energy cpu. As is usual for Intel they've managed to make it a more complex part than really needed with a longer pipeline than other ARMs. They seem to have a hangup about 'my pipeline is longer than yours'.

Everybody and their dog makes assorted kinds of ARM. ARMs are everywhere; PDAs, cameras, printers, mp3 players, DVD players, radios, fax machines, routers, all that sort of thing. Even Motorola eventually caved in and licensed the ARM architecture. One day the secret feature will be enabled and control of the world will revert to the British Empire! You will all have to learn cricket and proper accents! So there!