Comments on: Hardware for Webware: A motherboard with embedded Firefox

The new Asus P5E3 Deluxe motherboard comes with embedded Linux, Firefox, and Skype.

[tt2008]

great concept, idea... someone should have done it

This is a great concept, idea... don't know why others haven't done it!!!! love it.

[newkidd92]

What about a bootable version from cd

iv been thinking about this for a while actually, and iv been thinking that it would be a great idea to create a bootable linux live cd just for web browsing. Granted, it would take longer to boot up, but it would require much less memory than regular os's... sorta like damn small linux, and would not require hardware. What do you guys think?

[marine365]

It's been done dude!!

Check out the Mach Boot Linux distribution!! It can boot in under 10 seconds from the CD. www.machboot.com

I haven't tried it out yet so I don't know how good it is. Try it out I almost sure its for free. Although when the dude smooths out the kinks he said he might start selling it.

[LawSchoolBound]

Cheap workstation?

theoretically, does this mean you could build a workstation with no hard drive and not much ram since the operating system is so light? Because seeing as how you can do so much with just a browser now, I can see this being very helpful in say, poorer funded schools where they need computers but don't want to pay for full workstations. Just give every kid a free google account and they'll have plenty of storage space and the tools to learn basic computing.

[ezeze5000]

This OS exists already!

I have been using Puppy Linux for about 4 years.

This OS small and fast, boots from CD, DVD. Flashdrive, HD.

Check it out.

http://www.puppylinux.org/user/viewpage.php?page_id=1

[PaulKB]

Is it possible to update Firefox

A deal breaker for me is whether it is possible to update version of Firefox stored in ROM. In the advent of a new a significant new web technology should come along which an older version of Firefox could not utilize a computer with its OS and browser embedded in a chip could be reduced to an expensive doorstop.

[PaulKB]

Can an embedded firefox be updated?

A deal breaker for me is whether it is possible to update version of Firefox stored in ROM. In the advent of a new a significant new web technology should come along which an older version of Firefox could not utilize a computer with its OS and browser embedded in a chip could be reduced to an expensive doorstop.

[rafe]

Updating is possible

PaulKB, the onboard OS and browser can be updated. There's a Windows utility to download and flash the ROM. A Linux utility (on the board, like the OS and browser) to do so is in the works.