“There’s a new PC killer at this week’s PC Expo in New York.
It’s called the iToaster, from a small computer manufacturer named
Microworkz.”
“… the iToaster is made for you to turn it on, use it, and
turn it off. A no-brainer every time. If you attach a monitor, it
will provide an 800 x 600 pixel screen with 16 million colours. You
can attach a TV and that’ll work too.”
“The real secret is the operating system. No Windows of any kind
in here (Microsoft, the maker of Windows, is a partner in MSNBC).
Microworkz has come up with an OS of its own. It’s a mélange
of Linux and BeOS. It’s said to exploit their similarities. BeOS
handles the file system, while Linux does just about everything
else. By using its own OS instead of Windows, Microworkz save about
$70 per computer.
“The other plus is the speed. The iToaster has instant
on/off.”