Re: Micro$oft

Linus Torvalds (linker@nightshade.ml.org)
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 19:11:36 -0400 (EDT)


Great, now we wont reboot, we'll replace! Sigh

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

> Info:
> Micro$oft is funding an Intel Development program to put Windoze in
> hardware. Targeted for "Laptops" and "Embeded" Systems, the 3-chip
> "replacement" of the Personal Computer will not ever have to be
> "booted", Micro$oft claims. This will allow the machine to be turned
> ON and OFF at will.
>
> This information comes from an "untrusted" source who works at
> Intel's plant in Folsom, California, so take it with a grain of
> salt.
>
> However, if true, such a machine can't "boot" anything. FYI...
>
> Cheers,
> Dick Johnson
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