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22.07.08, 03:00
Not quite a thin client, not quite a full-blown desktop, the two-watt CherryPal C100 "cloud computer" is available for order today.
Silicon Valley startup CherryPal is offering its eponymous system with a profile of only 5.8" x 4.2" x 1.3", weighing only 10 ounces, with a crawling 400MHz processing speed. But it's not designed to replace a full-fledged desktop, and at most resembles an Internet appliance.
For $249, the CherryPal has a Freescale MPC5121e MobileGT processor, 256MB of DDR2 RAM, 4GB of NAND Flash memory (supplemented by 50GB of free, non-subscription cloud storage), 802.11b/g wireless, 2 USB ports, 1 10/100 Ethernet port, and DBA-15 VGA and 3.5mm stereo outputs.
Unlike Asus, which took its successful Eee brand of netbook and converted it into a desktop, CherryPal leans more heavily on the cloud computing paradigm, where practically all functions are handled over the Internet through a modified version of Firefox.
CherryPal computer-Internet appliance hybrid goes on sale for $249 (http://www.betanews.com/article/CherryPal_computerInternet_appliance_hybrid_goes_o n_sale_for_249/1216669473)
Silicon Valley startup CherryPal is offering its eponymous system with a profile of only 5.8" x 4.2" x 1.3", weighing only 10 ounces, with a crawling 400MHz processing speed. But it's not designed to replace a full-fledged desktop, and at most resembles an Internet appliance.
For $249, the CherryPal has a Freescale MPC5121e MobileGT processor, 256MB of DDR2 RAM, 4GB of NAND Flash memory (supplemented by 50GB of free, non-subscription cloud storage), 802.11b/g wireless, 2 USB ports, 1 10/100 Ethernet port, and DBA-15 VGA and 3.5mm stereo outputs.
Unlike Asus, which took its successful Eee brand of netbook and converted it into a desktop, CherryPal leans more heavily on the cloud computing paradigm, where practically all functions are handled over the Internet through a modified version of Firefox.
CherryPal computer-Internet appliance hybrid goes on sale for $249 (http://www.betanews.com/article/CherryPal_computerInternet_appliance_hybrid_goes_o n_sale_for_249/1216669473)