MIPS Technologies is a company that produce a number of RISC CPU cores which implement the MIPS Instruction Set Architecture. These processors appear in all sorts of hardware ranging from small embedded devices to large servers.

When the details dialog is open, instead of setting the transparency for the Australia IShape to 0, press the TR button next to it. Set the trend to a Max-to-Min slope using the icon with the slope on it (\) in the trend dialog. This will have the effect described in the tutorial, and further offers a more powerful and general way of setting transparency.

Gentoo/MIPS is a small project within the Gentoo Foundation, responsible for looking after the MIPS port of Gentoo Linux. We currently look after two main sub architectures of the MIPS family specifically: Silicon Graphics systems and MIPS-based Cobalt servers.

MIPs are also debt oriented hybrids, managed by single managers. It is difficult to choose a single fund that would consistently remain a top-quartile performer, across time and across market phases. OIGMMFoF is a multi manager solution that separately picks up equity and debt funds and combines them in a manner that aligns with OptiMix's view on the asset allocation to debt and equity. Therefore OIGMMFoF is not the typical MIP, but an improvised version of the same product.

Okay, sure, some MIPS machines aren't the fastest boxes on the block these days. However, despite the age of some of these beasts, they still can make very functional, useful machines. A Cobalt Qube 2 could make a very nice broadband Internet router, capable of hosting websites, email, IRC and numerous other tasks. There are a number of reasons why you'd want to install Linux on this sort of hardware. Status Symbol: Linux on x86 is so common these days it's not funny.

Hey, great idea. Unfortunately, a lot of the Gentoo/MIPS team already have their hands full looking after Linux/MIPS as well as other commitments. However, you're welcome to give it a try. May I suggest raising this on the Gentoo Forums and see what the interest is first. Also, have a look at some of the other threads on porting Gentoo to other architectures such as Solaris/SPARC, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Services For Unix for hints on how to proceed.

Good question. In short... Heaps. MIPS Processors see use inside all sorts of machines, ranging from small PDAs (such as the early Windows CE powered Casio PDAs), X Terminals (e.g. Tektronix TekXPress XP330 series), through to workstations such as the Silicon Graphics Indy and O2 and even high end servers such as the Silicon Graphics Origin 2000. Here is a list of some of the more famous MIPS-based systems in use.

Designing SPARC processors can be done without any licences what so ever. This is indeed why Jiri Gaisler has selected SPARC for the development of LEON, just see how many times Intel, MIPS and ARM have sued companies that developed processors using their architecture. For example, in mid-February 2002 the legal battles between Lexra/MIPS and picoTurbo/ARM have both ended with a complete defeat of the two cpu-cloning companies (Lexra and picoTurbo).