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Sony, Toshiba And IBM To Develop New OS

Posted by timothy on from the more-the-merrier dept.

gaijin writes: "According to this article in the English version of the Japanese newspaper 'Daily Yomirui', Sony will use its experience developing the PS2 OS (hey, wasn't it Linux based?) and work with Toshiba and IBM at the hardware side to create a new OS that 'would allow personal computers and home appliances to exchange huge volumes of data, including the high-resolution graphics of a television screen, through a broadband connection.'"

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  1. Re:Sounds to me . . . by jfandre · · Score: 0, Troll

    ohhh boy, with IBM involved, it just might end up being a warmed over version of OS/2.. yee hah,, I can hardly wait !!!!!!

  2. Re:Interesting... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 1, Troll
    I really feal people need to wake up already and stop researching faster connections and research how to get more distaince for their existing speeds. I would gladly pay $50/mo for a 256k connection and a ping under 75ms. But alas, that's not available in my area.
    Well, if you chose to live in the boondocks, and drive your climate-warming SUV to go get a quart of milk, you certainly can't expect to have the convenience of a high-speed connection that would be available to you if you chose instead to live in the city.

    Just because you're an anglo-saxon with their typical cultural bias against city-living doesn't mean you can have your cake and eat it, too.

    It's either living in the City with a high-speed connection or up the sticks without.