<s>
The	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
Tianhua	B-Application
GX-1C	I-Application
is	O
a	O
specially	O
tailored	O
subnotebook	B-Device
for	O
primary	O
and	O
secondary	O
school	O
students	O
in	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Loongson	B-Language
I	O
(	O
Longxin	B-Language
)	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sichuan-based	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
launched	O
four	O
models	O
of	O
low-cost	O
personal	O
computers	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinomanic	B-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
maker	O
of	O
Loongson-based	O
personal	O
computers	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firm	O
has	O
announced	O
a	O
sales	O
target	O
of	O
500,000	O
to	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
their	O
Tianhua	B-Application
GX-1C	I-Application
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GX-1C	O
uses	O
a	O
Loongson	B-Language
I	O
(	O
Longxin	B-Language
)	O
CPU	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
commercially	O
distributed	O
Longmeng	O
Municator	O
from	O
a	O
Chinese	O
startup	O
named	O
Yellow	O
Sheep	O
River	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loongson	B-Language
(	O
Longxin	B-Language
)	O
translates	O
as	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Language
Chip	I-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinomanic	B-Application
has	O
created	O
four	O
different	O
models	O
for	O
distribution	O
to	O
specific	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tianhua	O
GX-1	O
and	O
Tianhua	B-Application
GX-1C	I-Application
are	O
marketed	O
for	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tian	O
Yan	O
GX-2	O
is	O
a	O
rural	O
computer	O
marketed	O
for	O
farmers	O
,	O
Tian	O
Yan	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
computer	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
Tian	O
Yan	O
is	O
tailored	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
display	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reference	O
hardware	B-Architecture
specifications	O
as	O
of	O
28	O
October	O
2006	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
translated	O
FAQ	O
on	O
the	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
website	O
and	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
Sanhaostreet.com,	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
technicians	O
were	O
having	O
trouble	O
getting	O
Loongson	B-Language
's	O
proprietary	O
RISC	B-Architecture
instruction	I-Architecture
sets	I-Architecture
to	O
work	O
with	O
Debian	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
MIPS	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
correct	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Debian	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
units	O
that	O
ship	O
initially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
because	O
these	O
operating	O
systems	O
cannot	O
be	O
optimized	O
for	O
Loongson	B-Language
's	O
unique	O
RISC	B-Architecture
instruction	I-Architecture
set	I-Architecture
,	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
has	O
continued	O
development	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
second	O
generation	O
microkernel	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
codenamed	O
Future	O
Alpha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Alpha	O
has	O
apparently	O
been	O
customized	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
32-bit	O
Loongson	B-Language
I	O
(	O
Longxin	B-Language
)	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
recently	O
tested	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Future	O
Alpha	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
64-bit	B-Device
Loongson	B-Language
II	O
microprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
of	O
their	O
Future	O
Alpha	O
operating	O
system	O
had	O
successfully	O
passed	O
testing	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
dated	O
3	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
Sinomanic	B-Application
demonstrated	O
a	O
custom	O
version	O
of	O
Debian	O
Linux	B-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
Tian	O
Yan	O
GX-2	O
their	O
rural	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
using	O
GNOME	B-Application
as	O
its	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
applications	O
shown	O
were	O
:	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
browser	O
,	O
an	O
unnamed	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
,	O
Pidgin	B-Protocol
instant	O
messenger	O
,	O
a	O
PDF	B-Application
reader	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Evolution	B-Language
email	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
