Phoenix Technologies' Hyperspace For Laptops
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»Phoenix Technologies\' Hyperspace For Laptops
I'm not sure if I think this is a good idea. I suppose some people would have a use for it, but I don't think I ever would. This is supposed to allow you to use your laptop as an appliance; Giving it functionality outside of the Windows OS. It's just stripped down Linux. Why not just install Linux? Or dual boot? I don't know why they would preinstall Linux with some directly integrated hardware functionality and call it an original idea.
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»Phoenix Technologies\' Hyperspace For Laptops
I'm not sure if I think this is a good idea. I suppose some people would have a use for it, but I don't think I ever would. This is supposed to allow you to use your laptop as an appliance; Giving it functionality outside of the Windows OS. It's just stripped down Linux. Why not just install Linux? Or dual boot? I don't know why they would preinstall Linux with some directly integrated hardware functionality and call it an original idea.
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"Users will be able to boot in a few seconds straight into the DVD player, skipping the longer Windows startup, or switch to the DVD player from Windows. If Windows is running at the same time, it can be put in sleep mode, prolonging battery life. Laptops with a media player separate from Windows already exist, but the players don't run parallel to Windows (you have to boot into the player, then shut it down and boot into Windows to switch tasks). Laptops with HyperSpace would likely have a separate button that instantly switches away from Windows. In a second phase, Hobbs sees things like Web browsers, e-mail programs and Web conferencing software like Skype being built into HyperSpace. Computer management functions like antivirus scanning could also be performed outside Windows, improving security, Hobbs said. The technology would move PCs closer to being appliances — always on and available — and give computer manufacturers a chance to differentiate themselves in what is in many respects a commodity business, by pre-loading different applications. The HyperSpace environment would be based on Linux, giving the freely distributed operating system what could be its biggest break yet in the struggle to gain traction against Windows on PCs."
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