Slashdot Mirror
Startup Offers Instant-Boot Windows Alternative
Lucas123 writes "A Silicon Valley startup named Device VM has a product that circumvents the boot-up process, according to a story in MIT's Technology Review. Device VM recently released a tiny piece of software that gives users the option to boot either Windows or a faster, less-complex operating system called Splashtop. The company is partnering with PC OEMs and consumer electronics companies to integrate its core technology into desktops, notebooks, ultra-mobile PCs, and other devices."
TFA is infected with "Vibrant Media IntelliTxt" advertising hotlinks. Mouse carefully or browse with NoScript or something.
Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
You're probably thinking of this article.
:)
Apparently, Device VM hadn't officially announced their technology yet, but now they have. More than enough reason for a dupe
...Windows SideShow and get true instant on to files, e-mails, appointments, etc. on their PC.
Use the source Luke!
The universe is a figment of its own imagination.
People with HP laptops incorporating the QuickPlay feature already have something similar, and have since at least 2006. A small partition on the HD holds a linux kernel and various drivers, as well as HP's QuickPlay software. Pop in a DVD, hit the QuickPlay button, and you're watching your media within 20 seconds or so. I fail to see what's new or revolutionary about TFA's product.
You can't have a battle of wits against an unarmed opponent.
I know what instant boot is: I used to use a Compact Macintosh SE running System 6. I defy ANY modern opsys to go from power off to up and I can click an app as quickly as that system. Funny thing: A document created on that system, with gee whiz wow fonts and spiffy graphs on a 8.5 X 11 paper sheet, looks just like a modern machine creates. decades later I still get a sheet of paper
- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
EFI and UEFI system will likely start coming out after vista sp1 comes out apple has been useing efi for all of there x86 systems.
To expand specifically on this example, you can even send a text message to GOOGL (46645) with the text "showtimes " and you'll get a response text message with movie listings for free. I use this a lot, as I loathe the web interface on my phone.
Argh... butchered my example above (that'll learn me to use preview!). The text message body needs to contain "showtimes ".
Yeah, but you get to re-invent "HIBERNATE" first.
HOW THE FUCK IS THAT NEWS?
Making laws based on opinions that stem up from false informations leads to witch hunts.
Except that waking my (brand new 2.0 Centrino core 2 duo w/2GB ram Vista Premium Vaio) laptop - or even just unlocking the keyboard causes the wireless connection to go apeshit. It takes up to a minute or even two to re-establish connection on my home network. And yes it is set to auto connect.
I do blame most of this on Vista, because my girlfriends Mac takes less than 10 seconds (same router).
Experience teaches only the teachable. -AH
It's LinuxBios
It's better to be the foot on the boot than the face on the pavement. ~~ tkx Kadin2048
This has also been installed on the EEE (video). For a PC on the go it is pretty neat, after pressing the "on" button you directly get to choose what to boot, after selecting the Splashtop it directly opens the OS and you can work. Now the EEE is already pretty fast with Xandros, but the Splashtop really makes it close to PDA speed for startup. Even recovering from a hibernate might take normally longer than this. I was quite impressed.
molmod.com - computing tips from a molecular modeling