The Death of Xp, Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X etc

apocalypticdreaming · January 29th, 2008, 11:30 PM

YouTube - Splashtop a Rapid-Start Platform for Consumer PCs

Remember when booting a computer gave you enough time to make a cup of coffee? Not anymore.
With Splashtop you can read e-mail, chat with friends, or surf the Web seconds after pushing the power button!

A new technology offers a preview into the uncertain future of Windows Vista and Windows 7 (Seven), but also Mac OS X. Splashtop is an Instant Desktop environment from DeviceVM, designed to sit on a layer between the hardware and the traditional operating system. But at the same time, Splashtop has the potential to make the client operating system obsolete. Currently, there is an intimate connection between Splashtop and the high-end Asus P5E3 Deluxe mainboard, as the Instant Desktop environment is integrated into the mainboard core
logic. Just watch the video embedded at the bottom in order to get an idea of what Splashtop is really about.

"Splashtop is branded as Express Gate on certain motherboards built by Asus. These are rather high-end motherboards and are the first products to market with our technology inside (positive comments on blogs greatly appreciated). Our goal is to have Splashtop on many more notebooks and desktops by Q1 of next year", explained Sol Lipman, from DeviceVM.

And don't rush to any conclusions. Splashtop is of course far from being an equivalent of Windows or Mac OS X at this point. Not by providing only a browser and an instant messaging service, be it peer-to-peer; but by sitting directly on the mainboard, and eliminating the need for a hard disk, Splashtop is also putting at risk the future of the now traditional operating system. And don't believe for a second that Splashtop will not continue to grow.

"The point of Splashtop is to get you surfing the web seconds after you press that power button. Many people have asked what other applications we might support in the future. While we’re excited to support many more applications, we’re starting with two (Splashtop Browser and Skype) and we will add more in the future", Lipman added.

But the fact of the matter is that all you need in the future is a browser, booting directly from the hardware. You must understand that classic, local client platforms will eventually be replaced by cloud operating systems. And in this context you are not limited to merely an online operating system. You will be able to access a wide variety of products and services hosted online that will replace desktop based solutions. Just think of Google Docs & Spreadsheets as a productivity suite, Yahoo Messenger online and Windows Live SkyDrive for storage. All you will need is a browser to access them.

And in this regard, the Instant Desktop environment that is Splashtop is one solution. Another approach involves running the browser inside a virtualization layer, a hypervisor, running directly on top of the hardware. Either way, Splashtop is a serious signal to Windows and Mac OS X.

**ReeV** · January 30th, 2008, 05:25 AM

Apart from Professionals, It wud replace a lotta laptops.
But yeah, they have to advertise correctly.
Probably MS will buy them soon. lol.

**afsana911** · January 30th, 2008, 05:32 AM

well.. people will need some time to get used to this.. since its very different. good that u dont have to wait for it to start for so long.

apocalypticdreaming · 10:22 AM

Sorry.Reev.
Forget to tell an important info.
Splashtop is an open source OS.I have the source code.If you need,contact with me.Or if you still think,Microsoft will buy this soon,tell to Bill Gates to contact with me.Ofcourse people will kill him,if he start doing business with an open source OS.So,never think like this again.

If you can’t figure out, Splashtop is a Linux variant thats provides with basic functionalities like wireless connectivity, Firefox, Skype, and simple games. Whats great about it……… it runs entirely in RAM . You don’t have to wait for like 40 secs to boot to Vista or Xp to update your Orkut or and basic internet activities like chatting.
SplashTop (developed by DeviceVM) is integrated directly into the high-end P5E3 motherboard from Asus featuring top of the line features like Intel X38 chipset, DDR3 1800MHz dual-channel memory support, Dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes, ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) allows users to monitor and change CPU power supply, and 802.11n WiFi support. All these latest features in the motherboard segment will set you back by some bucks. Prices haven’t been disclosed but it won’t be cheap by any means.Price is not for Splashtop but just for motherboard.

So,you can not install Splashtop in your PC.It must needs P5E3 motherboard from ASUS.So there's no way,to buy Splashtop.
Peace.

**ReeV** · January 30th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Aye, U should have said that earlier. Open Source. Its makes everythin different. And I know how to get it if i ever need it

Im not the one who will collect all the codes and do nothin wit it. If I ever decides to do anythin wit it, I myself will collect. But thankx for the offer

As I said, if well advertised, the tool can come handy for a lots of ppl.

apocalypticdreaming · January 31st, 2008, 12:02 AM

OK.When u want,come to my home,I ll c u sumthing wd diz.well advertised?ASUS ll do diz.But nt for da OS bt jst 4 deir Motherboard.

**mina** · February 1st, 2008, 06:13 AM

Splashtop interesting but not for me

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