Thursday, November 1, 2007

gOS - Google Operating System

Walmart just releases sub-$200 gOS-based PC.

Key Features & Benefits:


  • 1.5 GHz Via Technologies C7-D processor

  • Delivers energy-saving performance


  • 512 MB of DDR2 system memory

  • Offers good performance and is expandable to 2 GB


  • 80 GB hard disk drive

  • Provides space for documents, games, photos and music


  • DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive

  • Lets you play DVDs and burn your own CDs for entertainment and data backup


  • 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

  • Connects to a local area network or broadband Internet devices


  • gOS operating system

  • Enables you to use the supplied OpenOffice.org 2.2 software sui

    What makes it stand out, however, is GOS, a version of Linux specially made to run Google applications like GMail and Google Documents. It also runs OpenOffice, an open-source office suite that can handle Microsoft Word documents, and some multimedia applications.

    The interface features an intuitive desktop interface with a set of icons. Clicking on the Map icon, for example, brings up Google Maps. The ostensible goal is to move much of the processing from the PC to the Internet.

    You can also check out its website.

    GOOGLE RULES!!!

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