Splashtop is a alien desktopcomputer application band-aid that allows users to affix to and ascendancy their computer from a adaptable accretion device, such as an iPad, iPhone, webOS, or Android device. The aggregation has acquired from a developer of an anchored "instant-on" bartering Linux administration (built into the motherboard of PC vendors and added accessory manufacturers) into acomputer application developer of remote-control and alive technology. Both Splashtop Alien and Splashtop OS are explained in this article
Thursday 8 December 2011
Splashtop OS
The aboriginal abstraction of Splashtop was that it was advised to be chip on a read-only accessory and alien with the hardware, rather than installed by the user. It did not anticipate the accession of addition operating arrangement for bifold booting. It was an instant-on bartering Linux administration targeting PC motherboard vendors and added accessory manufacturers. The aboriginal OEM accomplice for the aboriginal Splashtop was ASUS, and their aboriginal collective artefact was alleged Express Gate. Later, added computer manufacturers additionally congenital Splashtop into assertive models and re-branded it beneath altered names. The abstracts beneath account these contest is retained accurately from accomplished accessories for actual reference.
It boots in about 5 seconds,[6] appropriately is marketed as "instant-on." It uses Bootsplash,[7] SquashFS,[8] Blackbox, SCIM, and the Linux atom 2.6.[9]
A accessible beta absolution of Splashtop OS (version 0.9.8.1) now enables notebooks and netbooks to advisedly install Splashtop aural the Windows environment. A pre-boot card will be created for those with non-integrated hardware. Served as a accompaniment to the Windows operating system, user can cossack to aboriginal Windows or Splashto
It boots in about 5 seconds,[6] appropriately is marketed as "instant-on." It uses Bootsplash,[7] SquashFS,[8] Blackbox, SCIM, and the Linux atom 2.6.[9]
A accessible beta absolution of Splashtop OS (version 0.9.8.1) now enables notebooks and netbooks to advisedly install Splashtop aural the Windows environment. A pre-boot card will be created for those with non-integrated hardware. Served as a accompaniment to the Windows operating system, user can cossack to aboriginal Windows or Splashto
Features and Usage
Splashtop appearance a graphical user interface,[6] a web browser based on Mozilla Firefox 3.0,[6] a Skype VoIP client[6] and a babble applicant based on Pidgin.[9] It additionally includes Adobe Beam Player 10.[10]
Splashtop OS (beta) adaptation 0.9.8.1 uses Microsoft Bing as chase engine, a Chromium-based web browser with Adobe Beam Player constituent preinstalled. Existing Windows bookmarks and Wi-Fi settings can be alien from Windows. [3]
Most versions of Asus motherboards no best appear with Splashtop preinstalled, as the architect now banned the admittance of its congenital Express Gate beam drive to "Premium" motherboards such as the P6T Deluxe and P7P55D-E Premium. Other Asus motherboards acquiesce accession of the bunched OS via a Windows-only based installer on its abutment CD. Accession from CD requires a Windows allotment to abundance 500 MB of files, which has to be a SATA drive authentic as IDE (no abutment for AHCI).[11] If one doesn't accept a Windows-based machine, it is accessible to install Splashtop on a USB adamantine drive, from the sources.[12]
At present Splashtop, as supplied for Asus motherboards, has no abutment for add-on wireless accouterments such as PCI cards (June 2010)
Splashtop OS (beta) adaptation 0.9.8.1 uses Microsoft Bing as chase engine, a Chromium-based web browser with Adobe Beam Player constituent preinstalled. Existing Windows bookmarks and Wi-Fi settings can be alien from Windows. [3]
Most versions of Asus motherboards no best appear with Splashtop preinstalled, as the architect now banned the admittance of its congenital Express Gate beam drive to "Premium" motherboards such as the P6T Deluxe and P7P55D-E Premium. Other Asus motherboards acquiesce accession of the bunched OS via a Windows-only based installer on its abutment CD. Accession from CD requires a Windows allotment to abundance 500 MB of files, which has to be a SATA drive authentic as IDE (no abutment for AHCI).[11] If one doesn't accept a Windows-based machine, it is accessible to install Splashtop on a USB adamantine drive, from the sources.[12]
At present Splashtop, as supplied for Asus motherboards, has no abutment for add-on wireless accouterments such as PCI cards (June 2010)
Motherboards featuring Splashtop
As of April 2008, Splashtop is accepted to be acclimated on the afterward ASUS motherboards, and on these it is rebranded as "Express Gate":[20]
P5PKL/1600
P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi AP @n
P5E3 Premium/WiFi AP @n
M2N68-VM
M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe
M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI
M3N-H/HDMI
M3N-HD/HDMI
M3A-H/HDMI
M3A76-CM
M3A78-Pro
M3N78-Pro
M3A78-EM
M3A79-T Deluxe
M4N78 Pro
M4A78LT-M
M4A78LT-M LE
M4A785TD-M EVO
M4A785TD-V EVO
M4A79XTD EVO
P5N64 WS Professional
P5Q ancestors (P5QC, P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q Pro, P5Q3 Deluxe, P5Q-E, P5Q-EM, P5QL-E, P5QL Pro, P5Q SE/R)
P6T family
P6X58D Premium
Asus Eee Box motherboard[21][22]
M4A78T-E
M4A78-EM
In May 2008 ASUS appear they appetite to eventually use Splashtop beyond their absolute motherboard artefact portfolio.[23] Various Splashtop-enabled motherboards, desktops, and laptops are accessible internationally back
As of April 2008, Splashtop is accepted to be acclimated on the afterward ASUS motherboards, and on these it is rebranded as "Express Gate":[20]
P5PKL/1600
P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi AP @n
P5E3 Premium/WiFi AP @n
M2N68-VM
M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe
M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI
M3N-H/HDMI
M3N-HD/HDMI
M3A-H/HDMI
M3A76-CM
M3A78-Pro
M3N78-Pro
M3A78-EM
M3A79-T Deluxe
M4N78 Pro
M4A78LT-M
M4A78LT-M LE
M4A785TD-M EVO
M4A785TD-V EVO
M4A79XTD EVO
P5N64 WS Professional
P5Q ancestors (P5QC, P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q Pro, P5Q3 Deluxe, P5Q-E, P5Q-EM, P5QL-E, P5QL Pro, P5Q SE/R)
P6T family
P6X58D Premium
Asus Eee Box motherboard[21][22]
M4A78T-E
M4A78-EM
In May 2008 ASUS appear they appetite to eventually use Splashtop beyond their absolute motherboard artefact portfolio.[23] Various Splashtop-enabled motherboards, desktops, and laptops are accessible internationally back
Other products featuring Splashtop
ASUS rebrands Splashtop as "Express Gate" for its added articles (such as motherboards) as well.
ASUS Eee PC
ASUS EeeBox PC
ASUS Notebook PCs:
X58, X57, K40, K50, F3, F5, F50, F6, F7, F70, F8, F80, B50, M50, M51, M70, N10, N20, N80, N50, G50, G51, G70, G73, U2, U6, V1, VX3, VX5 and abounding added [24][25]
Acer Aspire Revo
VoodooPC Envy 133 [26]
Lenovo IdeaPad S9e, S10, S10e, S10-2, S10-3, S10-3t, S12, which rebrand Splashtop as "Lenovo Quick Start".[27][28][29][30]
LG X120, X130 and X140,[31][32] which rebrands Splashtop as "LG Smart On".
Sony VAIO NW [33] and the newer Core i3/i5-based E series, which accept a Web button that launches Splashtop.[34]
HP Pavilion dv4 series, Pavilion dv6 series, dm1-1103eo, dm3 series, ProBook 5310m, ELITEBOOK 8740w, ELITEBOOK 8540w, ELITEBOOK 8440w, ELITEBOOK 8440p, Envy 13 and Envy 15 [26]
HP Mini 110 (and added models) - "HP QuickWeb"
Acer Aspire One Pro netbooks
Dell Latitude notebooks (Latitude On Reader, and Latitude On Flash
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