ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday October 6, 2007 @06:20PM from the lightweight-wins-every-time dept.

Michael writes "ASUSTek has introduced the P5E3 Deluxe motherboard, which in addition to using Intel's new X38 Chipset also features a soon-to-be-announced technology by DeviceVM. SplashTop is an instant-on Linux desktop environment that is embedded onto this motherboard. Within seconds of turning on the P5E3 Deluxe motherboard, you can boot into this Linux environment that currently features a Mozilla-based web browser and the Skype VoIP client. Browser and VoIP settings can be saved and there are plans for the device to provide new features and support via updates. At Phoronix is a review of this $360 motherboard embedded with Linux and a web browser."

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What a waste of a good motherboard by itsybitsy · 2007-10-06 21:24 · Score: 0, Troll

That's a bizarre waste of an otherwise good motherboard.

How about letting us put whatever OS we want on it instead? Ick, Linux.

How about Minux? OpenBSD? FreeBSD? ExoKernel? ___OS?

Linux. Ick to the max.