Over at Engadget, they’ve spied an ASUS Eee PC Running ASUS’ SplashTop software.
For those unfamiliar with SplashTop:
“Distinct from most Linux distributions, Splashtop is intended to be integrated on a read-only device and shipped with the hardware, rather than installed by the user. The user can install another operating system but always has this one ready to boot, in case the other one is broken, or in case web browsing and chatting is enough. It boots in about 5 seconds. It is thus marketed as ‘instant-on’. [wikipedia]“
SpashTop includes a GUI, browser based on Firefox, and Skype. Ultimately, it’s a great lightweight and quick alternative to booting up a full operating system if you simply want to browse the Internet.
Could SpashTop be in the Eee PC’s future? I sure hope so!
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I think your ‘L’ key is broken
No, he wrote “ultimately”, it was probably just a wrong copy/paste
Jokes aside, I thought all eee’s had this… I remember reading about splashtop as a launch feature for it, before they were sold. I just ordered mine, hasn’t arrived yet, I’m glad this is a feature that I won’t miss that much
If that is true, I think it is a great feature. Because most time we just surf internet or run mp3 or movie.
I think Asus could use SplashTop concepts in default Linux installation and decrease boot time even more…
If that could boot off a USB stick it would be an amazing addition to an already superb piece of kit. Soooo handy if you just wanted to look something up on the ‘net really quickly
What boot times are people seeing with the default linux install?
Makes a lot of sense. It does most of the same stuff that Asuslauncher does already.
If this splashtop can access images, PDF and basic text files, It could turn the Eee into a much more reasonable ebook reader as well.
There is a Splashtop-asus package available in synaptics, installs a customized mozilla based browser for youtube, RSS, weather and some more stuff.
I certainly hope not, as it would indicate that windows will be the default OS for future eeepc’s.
that would be a crying shame and a terrible mistake.
i want an eeepc with a 1024×600 screen, but if the rumours are true that i will only be able to get one with XP because of the wimax nonsense then i may not bother at all.
keep linux on the eeepc.
I would definitely not bother. The EEE PC with windows would be just another brick.
Tom:
The default xandros cold boot time is around 10+ secs there about. Pretty fast.
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