Developers targeting the ARM platform may be interested in an ARM-based desktop PC style system that can run Debian Linux. The Iyonix PC is based on an Intel XScale 80321 processor. A variety of models and configurations are available.

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The Iyonix is a clone of the Acorn, a RISC-based PC available in the 1980s. Iyonix comes standard with the Acorn's RISC OS loaded into 4MB of onboard Flash. The device can also run Debian ARM-Linux.

The Iyonix PC is based on a 600MHz Intel XScale 80321 processor, a chip that mainly targets the storage market. In fact, Intel appears to have renamed the 80321 as the IOP321.

Iyonix PCs offers normal PC expansion ports, including 64-bit and 32-bit PCI slots. They have onboard sound, USB support, CD burners, gigabit Ethernet, 200MHz DDR RAM (up to 1GB is available), and other features of normal desktop PCs.

The Iyonix PC is available in tower, atx, and desktop cases. It can be ordered direct, and is priced between 729 GBP and 1599 GBP, depending on options. Linux support is available from Iyonix.

More information about Linux on Iyonix can be found on Peter Naulls's website. Naulls has in the past offered commercial support for Linux on the Iyonix PC.

 
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