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Linux Desktop to Appear On Every Asus Motherboard

Posted by timothy on from the positive-move dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We first heard about Splashtop back in October, when the instant-on Linux desktop was announced. At the time it was a really exciting concept but Asus only rolled out the technology on high-end motherboards. Splashtop just announced that Asus will be expanding the desktop to the P5Q motherboard family and later on to all Asus motherboards. That's embedded Linux shipping over a million motherboards a month! The release also mentioned that the technology will be appearing on notebooks this year as well."

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  1. Great timing! by sm62704 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    My PC just died; it looks like a power supply failure but I haven't disemboweled it yet to see, most likely the thing's full of cat hair and its fan stopped. If it's the power supply I'll just get a new bare-bones box.

    Now I have to research prices. Tha bad news is since I'm not really into PC gaming any more, the lowest of low end boards will do, and iinm asus is pretty high end, isn't it?

    Linux on the motherboard will free up disk space as well as booting faster.

    I'm intrigued. I guess I better rtfa now!

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  2. Ok this is good... Now I have a couple of question by McNihil · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Not troll questions... seriously...

    Why is Microsoft relevant or have I missed them being marginalized to oblivion?

    Didn't Microsoft have a special deal with ASUS the other day regarding Windows?

    GM not wanting VISTA? (Don't blame them.)

    Why would any frugal investor stay with Microsoft these days?

  3. Re:Year of the Linux of Desktop by Bryansix · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well there is your problem. Stop trying to install Bonzi Buddy on your windows machine.

  4. Global Warming.... bah! by jmorris42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > So, about 2012 with global warming....

    Ok, it was funny. But Global Warming is quickly being debunked as a hoax. In another couple of years I'd predict it will join Piltdown Man in the Science Hoax wing of natural history. Of course if Cap & Trade is running by then I'll also go out on a limb adn predict it will somehow survive liek any other government boondoggle that outlives it's purpose.

    It ain't us, it's Mr. Sun being cranky and it is looking more and more like cold weather is in our future. Hit Spaceweather and have a look around. Note that Cycle 24 still hasn't kicked off. Look at the historical trends of solar activity. Compare and contrast to weather trends, including the fact "Global Warming" pretty much stopped around 1997-1998. Add in the PDO has officially ended it's warm phase and gone cool.

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