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Splashtop
Company / developer DeviceVM
OS family Linux
Working state Development
Source model Proprietary[1]
Latest unstable release Community Preview v0.9.0.1 / before 2007/10/06[2]
Marketing target Embedded
Supported platforms x86
Kernel type Monolithic kernel, Linux
Website www.splashtop.com

Splashtop is a commercial Linux distribution targeting PC motherboard vendors and other device manufacturers.[3] It is developed by DeviceVM.[4]

It uses Bootsplash, SquashFS, Blackbox, SCIM and the Linux kernel 2.6.

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[edit] Concept

Splashtop is intended to be integrated on a read-only device and shipped with the hardware, rather than installed by the user. It does not prevent the installation of another operating system for dual booting. It boots in about 5 seconds,[5] and is thus marketed as "instant-on."

[edit] Features

Splashtop features a graphical user interface, a web browser based on Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and a Skype VoIP client software.[5]

[edit] Internals

Splashtop seems to work with a 512MB flash memory embedded on the PC motherboard.[6] A proprietary core engine starts at the BIOS boot and loads a specialized Linux distribution called a "Virtual Appliance Environment" (VAE). While running this VAE, the user can launch "Virtual Appliances" (VA). Skype is a VA, for instance.[7]

[edit] Motherboards featuring Splashtop

As of April 2008, Splashtop is known to be used on the following ASUS motherboards, and on these it is rebranded as Express Gate:[8]

  • P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi AP @n
  • P5E3 Premium/WiFi AP @n
  • M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe
  • M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI
  • M3N-H/HDMI
  • M3N-HD/HDMI
  • M3A-H/HDMI
  • M3A78-Pro
  • M3A78-EM
  • P5N64 WS Professional
  • P5Q family (P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q Pro, P5Q3 Deluxe, P5Q-E)
  • Asus Eee Box motherboard[9][10]

In May 2008 ASUS announced they want to eventually use Splashtop across their entire motherboard product portfolio.[11] Numerous Splashtop-enabled motherboards, desktops, and laptops are available internationally since 2008.

[edit] Products featuring Splashtop or Express Gate

[edit] See also

Linux portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM
  2. ^ [Phoronix] ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux, Web Browser
  3. ^ [Phoronix] SplashTop To Splash Onto Notebooks, Desktops
  4. ^ Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM
  5. ^ a b [Phoronix] ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux, Web Browser
  6. ^ SplashTop's Instant-On Linux Desktop | Geek.com
  7. ^ http://www.phoronix.net/image.php?id=870&image=devicevm_splashtop_4_lrg
  8. ^ Have we launched? Is this thing on? | On Top of Splashtop
  9. ^ Asus gives Linux another boost
  10. ^ AnandTech: ASUS Eee Box Preview & Intel's Atom Benchmarked
  11. ^ (2008-05-14). "Splashtop to Ship on Millions of ASUS Motherboards, Starting with P5Q Family". Press release. Retrieved on 15 May 2008.
  12. ^ http://expressgate.asus.com/
  13. ^ http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/news/2008/10/28/SplashTop-Hits-Lenovo-IdeaPad-S10/p1
  14. ^ http://blog.laptopmag.com/splashtop-comes-to-lenovo-ideapad-s9e-and-s10e-netbooks
  15. ^ http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/DeviceVM-Lenovo-Bring-Splashtop-Netbooks/story.aspx?guid={FA0E25CF-AB58-456F-9B2C-0EBC5A176FF1}

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