Subj : Re: The Chromebook
To : Ed Vance
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Sun Jan 05 2020 01:29 pm
Re: Re: The Chromebook
By: Ed Vance to Rob Swindell on Sat Jan 04 2020 09:25 pm
> 01-03-20 13:07 Rob Swindell wrote to Ed Vance about The Chromebook
> Howdy! Rob,
>
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> RS> Re: The Chromebook
> RS> By: Ed Vance to All on Fri Jan 03 2020 10:58 am
>
> > Howdy!
>
> > A Chromebook user told me I should get one.
> -snip-
> > My question is: If I had created an Account on the Chromebook would there
> > be any thing (Programs, etc.) on the screen after I Logged on the
> > Account?
>
> RS> Yes. The window manager / user interface is the browser (and its
> RS> "apps"). You can also run Linux and Android apps on Chromebooks if
> RS> you're interested in that kind of thing.
>
> So am I correct, the Chrome Browser is the only Program included with the
> Chrome O/S?
Pretty much, though Chrome plugins can look like "Programs" to the user.
> Is there a Chrome O/S Emulator for Windows where I could run it on a
> "Live CD"?
Yes:
https://www.howtogeek.com/128575/how-to-run-chrome-os-from-a-usb-drive-and-use-it-on-any-computer/
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