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XBurst (32-bit, 336 MHz)[1][2]Memory128 MiB SDRAMDisplaymatte 7\u2009in 800\u00d7480 LED-backlit TFT LCDInputKeyboard, touchpadConnectivity10\/100 Mbit Ethernet,ZyDAS ZD1211B 802.11b\/g\u00a0wireless LAN,3 USB 1.1 ports,3-in-1 flash memory card reader (SD, SDHC, MMC)PowerLi-ion 7.4\u00a0V, 2.1\u00a0Ah 2-cell battery, approximately 3\u20134 hours useDimensions210\u00a0mm (8.3\u00a0in) H 140\u00a0mm (5.5\u00a0in) W 32\u00a0mm (1.3\u00a0in) DMass0.65\u00a0kg (1.4\u00a0lb)The Skytone Alpha-400 is a Linux-based low-cost netbook with a 7\u2009in 800\u00d7480 LCD screen, introduced in 2008.[citation needed] Its measurements (length\u00d7width\u00d7depth) are 210\u00d7140\u00d732\u00a0mm and it weighs 0.65\u00a0kg.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4It is made in China by Skytone and Exon International Technology Co Ltd, with the former providing the Linux software and the latter producing the hardware. It uses a Chinese Ingenic Jz4730 336\u00a0MHz MIPSII-compatible one core 32-bit system-on-a-chip (SoC)[3] with 128\u00a0MiB of SDRAM, and a 1\u20132\u00a0GB solid state drive.The Skytone Alpha-400 was designed with low cost and child-friendliness in mind, with some versions being sold for as little as $130 retail. There is an option to swap the standard theme with a children’s theme. It also comes with applications geared toward children, and a Flash player to play animated children’s songs. The Flash player is not built into the browser, so Flash-dependent sites such as YouTube will not work, but a standalone Flash player is available to run .swf files and can be used to play Flash-based games.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Alternative names[edit]Features[edit]Available distributions[edit]Other similar devices by Exon\/Skytone[edit]Known issues[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Alternative names[edit]  The Skytone Alpha is often marketed, sometimes in slightly altered form, under many different brand names.A non-exhaustive list of variants:3k Razorbook 400 (also with Windows CE and more flash memory)[4]Bestlink\/Belco Alpha 400Belco 450RCherryPal Africa[5]CnMBookCnM Lifestyle CnMbookDatacask Jupiter 0708lElonex ONEt (ONEt+ with 2 GB NAND flash)Exon PC701-LX[6]HiVision MiniNote\/NB0700[7][8]Impulse NPX-9000Impulse TNX-9500iPC400 \u2014 available in GreeceIDA 400 \u2014 available in India[9]JAY-tech Jee-PC 400SLetux 400 (uses Debian)[10]Maplin miniBookNovatech MinibookPC701-LXSakar MiniBook \/ PC-01017Semprotech T70AM04Semprotech T70DJ10Silverstar E-PCSkytone Alpha 400[11]SurfOne INOS1Trendtac 700 EPCYinlips Micro PCFeatures[edit]  The motherboard of the device  The Skytone Alpha 400 compared to a 15.4\u00a0in laptop  The 2.1\u00a0Ah battery compared to a penThe Skytone Alpha-400 uses a customized version of Linux, based on a 2.4.x kernel, with a user-friendly interface optimized for children.The Linux desktop is implemented as Kiosk software, meaning that nothing the user can do can modify the available applications, and no new applications can be (easily) added or removed.Browsing can be done through the use of the built in browser called Bon Echo, an Alpha release of Mozilla Firefox 2, using the built-in 10\/100 BASE-T Ethernet port, or the integrated 802.11 Wireless LAN, but the browser does not support Flash, meaning that Flash intensive tools, such as YouTube, cannot be used. However, recently Exon, the original design manufacturer[dubious  \u2013 discuss] of most of these devices, announced full support for YouTube and most Flash enabled websites.The device sports three USB ports, a small but fully functioning keyboard, a touchpad, stereo speakers, and a 2 cell 2.1\u00a0Ah battery.The Skytone Alpha’s processor uses as little as 0.2\u00a0W of power, and does not have a heat sink, and thus no ventilation openings.  Some versions have extra features like a VGA video port, or a USB On-The-Go port.Available distributions[edit]The default OS, based on CELinux with the matchbox window manager and an Asus Eee PC inspired interface.Xenium[12] This project seems to have been abandoned.3MX based on the default OS, Xenium and Debian.[13][14] Comes with the jwm window manager. Release 3.1 now available provides good functionality including wi-fi stumbler, aircrack-ng, a web server, and a good range of browser alternatives.Debian etch[15]So far, all distributions for this device use the 2.4.20-celf3 kernel. The kernel itself is not on the root file system itself, and gets loaded by u-boot.Other similar devices by Exon\/Skytone[edit]The successor of the device, the Alpha 400P, comes with a 416\u00a0MHz XScale, fifth generation ARM architecture, SoC (likely a Marvell PXA27x), USB 2.0 and up to 256\u00a0MiB of DDR2 memory.[16] Another similar device comes with the 248\u00a0MHz ARM SoC AK7802Q216, 64\/128 MiB of DDR RAM and Windows CE 5.0.[17]Skytone announced another device called Alpha 680 running Android[18] that features a 533\u00a0MHz Jade Tech Z228[19]ARM CPU. The Alpha-680 has a rotatable touchscreen that can be turned and flipped over, so that the unit becomes a tablet computer.[20]Another similar machine produced by Exon, but not sold by Skytone, comes with an x86 legacy compatible 800\u00a0MHz DM&P PDX-600 SoC CPU and is thus able to run Windows XP.[21]It uses a XGI Volari Z9s GPU without 3D acceleration. As it is usually sold with Windows XP pre-installed, its default configuration has 512\u00a0MiB DDR2 SDRAM and 4\/8\u00a0GB flash. It is also available with a built-in 0.3\u00a0Mpixel camera. This version was first presented at CES 2009.[22]Known issues[edit]The 3G support is limited to few USB 3G modems as a result of the old kernel. The same is true for the Wi-Fi module. The Ath5k driver used in the device for the ZD1211B module had been replaced since 2.6.18 for providing an unstable connection. As it is running 2.4.20, the old driver is still in use.While it is possible to install gnash in order to obtain Flash support, it has been reported that the processor is too slow, so that it can take near enough to ten minutes or more for something to load.[23]The default distribution does not provide root access per default, but it is possible to install a root terminal through the software manager.See also[edit]Dingoo, a Chinese handheld game system based on the same Ingenic Xburst processorReferences[edit]^ “CPU Info”. Germany: Heise.^ Jz4730 Data Sheet, People’s Republic of China: Ingenic, archived from the original on 2008-02-09, retrieved 2009-03-30^ Jz47xx SoCs descriptions, Windows for Devices, archived from the original on 2012-09-17^ 3k Razorbook 400^ http:\/\/www.eetimes.com\/rss\/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222002241&pgno=1[bare URL]^ “Exon PC701-LX. Overview”. Exon International Technology Co Ltd. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-07.^ $98 Hivision Mininote review, Tech Video Blog, archived from the original on 2008-09-04, retrieved 2008-09-05^ “The first sub-$100 laptop”. Slashdot. 2008-09-04.^ “IDA Systems – IDA 400”. Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-05-07.^ Letux 400 Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine^ “Skytone Alpha 400”. People’s Republic of China: Skytone.[permanent dead link]^ Xenium Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine^ 3MX toolchain\/build instructions \u2013 linuxlaptopforum^ “ALL ABOUT THE 3MX DISTRO BY MATT. O”. Trendtac Intertoys Laptop. Hyves. 2009-01-05. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27.^ Debian etch recovery image^ Alpha 400Plus Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine^ Novatech Mini E7^ First Android netbook to cost about $250 Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine \u2013 computerworld^ Z228 Application Processor Archived 2008-05-24 at the Wayback Machine^ “Mobile Computing Solutions – Mobile Computing”.^ Engadget calls it the world’s cheapest laptop 03\/16\/2009^ Pictures & Video of T70DJ10 Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine^ 3MX and the Little Linux Laptop \u2013 FAQ, Information, Links and other useful stuff     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/skytone-alpha-400-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Skytone Alpha-400 – Wikipedia"}}]}]