Posted by
michael
on from the penguin-in-a-box dept.
red5 writes: "Newsforge has a
report of a new "iMac-like" internet computer from the good people over at OEone. On an interesting note it uses Mozilla as its GUI. Read the article for all the details." Another submitter sent in an interview with the company.
i meant news forge article
by
Alien54
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d'oh!
need coffee
bright light sunshine hurts
owwww
-- "It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
Error in NewsForge article
by
jerw134
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Now we come to a built-in feature Windows and Mac don't offer: a little button that allows OEone tech support to log into your computer directly and fix things remotely. CLICK! and they have access -- and they only have access when you do that CLICK! instead of owning a permanent backdoor into your computer. Linux sure is nice, eh?
Actually, Windows XP does include this exact feature. You can get help directly from Microsoft, or even from a friend who also uses XP. I really like the feature, and it works great. But it's not something exclusive to the OEone computer.
Installing software
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swankypimp
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From the article:
I almost immediately added Star Office 6 (beta) to mine, just as a person who buys a new Mac or Windows box might add Microsoft Office... This was no big deal -- if you're used to command line-based Linux software installations. OEone people say they will soon have lots more software available, along with utilities to automatically add customer-loaded programs to the desktop.
This would never fly with my mother. First off, how would she install it? Not nearly as easy as inserting a CD, program autoruns, and you clicking. Even if I were able to go to her house to add the software (or hack the remote administration tools they mention), I cannot imagine her going to a command line and typing the (probably esoteric) name of the program she wants to use.
Until I can see more of this "simplified" GUI that they talk about but don't really show, I think she'd be better off with Windows, or even a stripped down Linux with a wharf bar.
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--All your stolen base are belong to Rickey Henderson
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need coffee
bright light sunshine hurts
owwww
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
Now we come to a built-in feature Windows and Mac don't offer: a little button that allows OEone tech support to log into your computer directly and fix things remotely. CLICK! and they have access -- and they only have access when you do that CLICK! instead of owning a permanent backdoor into your computer. Linux sure is nice, eh?
Actually, Windows XP does include this exact feature. You can get help directly from Microsoft, or even from a friend who also uses XP. I really like the feature, and it works great. But it's not something exclusive to the OEone computer.
I almost immediately added Star Office 6 (beta) to mine, just as a person who buys a new Mac or Windows box might add Microsoft Office... This was no big deal -- if you're used to command line-based Linux software installations. OEone people say they will soon have lots more software available, along with utilities to automatically add customer-loaded programs to the desktop.
This would never fly with my mother. First off, how would she install it? Not nearly as easy as inserting a CD, program autoruns, and you clicking. Even if I were able to go to her house to add the software (or hack the remote administration tools they mention), I cannot imagine her going to a command line and typing the (probably esoteric) name of the program she wants to use.
Until I can see more of this "simplified" GUI that they talk about but don't really show, I think she'd be better off with Windows, or even a stripped down Linux with a wharf bar.
--All your stolen base are belong to Rickey Henderson