MIPS-Powered Chromebooks Are Coming

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Code commits show that the launch of an MIPS-powered Chromebook is imminent.

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[TechyInAZ]

Cool, I didn't know that architecture existed.

 

[canadianvice]

Cool, I didn't know that architecture existed.

I've been programming it for the last term in a computer science class. It's pretty neat - and not actually super hard machine code either.

 

[alextheblue]

Cool, I didn't know that architecture existed.

Kids these days... next you'll be telling me you've never heard of Motorola's 68K chips or the Super Hitachi (SH) architecture.

 

[edwd2]

Cool, I didn't know that architecture existed.

It's widely used in microarchitecture classes, the (32bit) instructions are easy to decode and implement, and it is typically used to demonstrate the classic 5-stage pipeline. Actually, I'm working on an out-of-order core right now.

 

[kawininjazx]

I'll stick to my intel chromebook.

 

[webbwbb]

I'll stick to my intel chromebook.

What type of adhesive will you use?

 

[ShadGrimgravy]

Uh Coreboot isn't owned by Google, it is a community driven project....

 

[CloudStrata]

Yeah, what's a Silicon Graphics again?

 

[CloudStrata]

BTW, look there if you want to hack the chinese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson

 

[PancakePuppy]

Cool, I didn't know that architecture existed.

MIPS is in a lot of stuff. Your internet router is probably MIPS-based. Very popular in networking applications. The Nintendo 64, Playstation 1 and 2, and PSP are also MIPS-based.

 

[hst101rox]

What about the PowerPC architecture?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The Chromebooks seem to be the best option for a budget laptop IMO. If you ask me, all around the laptop market is in a slump but these for the prices are not bad, given you like Chrome and Google Drive.

 

[Namida12]

Love my early Chromebook, has a 320 gig hard drive, and I use the VGA port for my cheap HD1920x1080 garage find monitor.

Would love to have a fast MIPS Chromebox, with 2 USB3.0, I HDMI, 1 Ethernet ports, WiFi and 1 VGA connector. Would make a great standalone Netflix & HBO entertainment system, needs to play Flack/ogg music & Avi/Fly/MP4 from external HD