page_title: Loongson
section_title: Loongson-based systems
hierarchical_section_title: Loongson / Loongson-based systems
caption_attribution_description: English: A picture of the Lemote FuLoong and YeeLoong running the Debian GNU/Linux and gNewSense GNU/Linux operating system, both with the Fluxbox window manager.
context_page_description: Loongson is a family of general-purpose MIPS64 CPUs developed at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. The chief architect is Professor Hu Weiwu. It was formerly called Godson.
  Loongson is the result of a public–private partnership. BLX IC Design Corporation was founded in 2002 by ICT and Jiangsu Zhongyi Group. Based in Beijing, BLX focuses on designing the 64-bit Loongson general-purpose and embedded processors, together with developing software tools and reference platforms.
  STMicroelectronics fabricates and markets Loongson chips for BLX, which is fabless.
context_section_description: In March 2006, a €100 Loongson II computer design called Longmeng (Dragon Dream) was announced by Lemote.
  In June 2006 at Computex'2006, YellowSheepRiver announced the Municator YSR-639, a small form factor computer based on the 400 MHz Loongson 2.
  Currently, Loongson boxes that come with a 667 MHz Godson 2E processor or an 800 MHz Godson 2F processor are sold in China at CNY 1599 (US$200) or CNY 1800 respectively without monitor, mouse, or keyboard.
  As of July 2008, two manufacturers have announced Loongson 2F products for sale outside China.
  Van der Led, a Dutch company, announced an 8.9" subnotebook, named Jisus, in April 2008. As of September 2008, however, no orders have been fulfilled, the manufacturer does not respond to inquiries, and the product is no longer on their catalogue.
  EMTEC, a French company, announced in June 2008 a 10-inch subnotebook under the brand name GdiumHome - Gdium Products | Gdium.com (beta), to be sold for "less than 399€" running Mandriva Linux. EMTEC announced the subnotebook would be available for sale in September in Europe, the United States, and China. EMTEC has already shown the devices in public events, and is reaching out to the developer community through the "one laptop per hacker" program.
  As of November 2008 the new 8.9" netbook from the Chinese manufacturer Lemote that replaced mengloong, Yeeloong (Portable Dragon), running Debian, is available in Europe from the Dutch company Tekmote Electronics.
caption: Lemote FuLoong and YeeLoong with a Loongson 2F microprocessor
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