[aklug] Re: ARM Processors

Slashdot also had something on this Friday with a link to this article
on LapTop Magazine's website:

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer

Jim G

On Sun, 2011-11-20 at 20:51 -0900, Christopher Howard wrote:
> On 11/20/2011 04:27 PM, Tim Johnson wrote:
> > * Christopher Howard<christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> [111120 10:16]:
> >>
> >> Slightly confused...
> >>
> > No more than I ..
> >> how does it turn the host PC into a dumb terminal?
> > That part is BS, I think. I don't get it either.
> > cheers
> >
>
> Reading through the article again, It is kind of funny. It states:
>
> "When you plug the Cotton Candy into a Mac or PC, the Windows or OS X
> operating system recognizes it as a USB drive. You can then launch the
> software and run the Cotton Candy's Android environment in a secure
> window while you use your desktop OS outside the window. You can even
> transfer files between your notebook's native OS and the Cotton Candy's
> Android environment by dragging them off or on the USB stick's memory."
> (Wow! File transfer capabilities!)
>
> But, what is it exactly that makes the window secure? Secure from what?
> I wish the article had given more details about what is going on. So,
> when the software is launched, then the software connects to the USB
> computer somehow? (X11? SSH?)
>
> Funny quote: "though we didn't get to play with the device ourselves, we
> were impressed with how quickly it started up." Very trusting reviewers!
>
> "Because the Cotton Candy is a full-fledged computer, it should be able
> to plug into a USB hub and connect directly to a monitor, keyboard, and
> mouse to launch its OS....Imagine walking into an Internet cafe or a
> business center, popping your Cotton Candy into a USB port, and having
> your own operating system and applications take over the device." Okay,
> pretty cool idea. A few details wouldn't hurt, though.
>
> "Though the current prototype runs Android 2.3, Borgar told us that the
> ARM-based hardware can run Ubuntu Linux currently and future versions
> should be able to run the ARM version of Windows 8." Windows 8 on USB
> stick! Praise be!
>
> "However, you won't see a consumer product shipping anytime soon from
> FXI. The company plans to sell the Cotton Candy to developers and let
> OEMs license the technology and turn it into something that can appeal
> to a wide audience." That's encouraging. Think we'll hear about it again
> 3 or 4 years from now?
>
> Anyway... might be an amazing technology, but I though the review was
> kind of funny, and lacking in detail. I think perhaps Fox news should
> have handed that one off to CNET or geek.com. :)
>

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Received on Sun Nov 20 22:44:28 2011