Free Splashtop OS Now Available For Most PCs

[Michael Knutson]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/02/24/chrome-ify-your-windows-netbook-with-splashtop-os-now-available-for-all-pcs/' target='_blank'>http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/0...le-for-all-pcs/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Look out, Chrome OS. Previously restricted to a handful of notebooks and netbooks, the instant-on companion OS called Splashtop is now open for all Windows-based PCs for free. On top of that, this web browser-based system now has access to the Chrome Web Store, making it firmly competitive with Chrome OS while remaining a companion to Windows."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1298618817.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Version 1.0 is now available, and should run on most PCs as a quick-boot ("companion OS") alternative to Windows. If you need something quickly from a portion of the cloud, SplashTop claims to be up and running in about five seconds. Installed next to Windows, it is a simple boot selection, and installation is said to be simple. This sounds interesting, especially since it's free.</p>

[Chris Hordley]

This sounds interesting and I am going to try it, just as soon as I can find our Readyboost usb stick for my poor little Dell Inspiron. I am running Chrome browser to go into my Gmail/calendar rather than starting up Firefox but if I can check Google/android stuff without using 7 it will be great. I have been waiting for this, or have I ?:D

[Sven Johannsen]

Darn. Looked like it might have been interesting as a dual boot option for my HP Slate, but it isn't touch or pen aware, so no way to launch into it. Maybe that will change.

[crimsonsky]

Wireless doesn't work with my Dell Inspiron Mini 1018. Bummer. (For that matter doesn't work out of the box with Ubuntu either, although I found a driver for it. JoliCloud, on the other hand, works right out of the box with the Dell's wireless card).

[Chris Hordley]

Does not find wifi connection on my Dell Inspiron 1300 and would not start on my PC upstairs. First time round it really upset 7 on the PC which would not load either. A pity, looked interesting but have uninstalled from both computers. I will look at it again later, if it lasts.

[Michael Knutson]

Odd. I installed it, and did say yes when it asked to import my Windows wifi configuration, and it works well on a fairly old Dell Latitude D430 with Windows XPP. Booting not as fast as I'd hoped, the five seconds is a bit optimistic, more like 15-20, but still okay for simple browsing tasks.