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New Linux distro for “Internet Entertainment Computers”

Mar 7, 2002 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views

Hull, Quebec –(press release exerpt)– OEone Corporation announced today the first release of its HomeBase product as a software-only distribution for fully featured Internet Entertainment Computers. HomeBase represents the industry's first operating environment to fully integrate Linux, an XML based Webtop, and applications with targeted system hardware.

HomeBase sets a new benchmark in software integration, performance, and ease-of-use for the Internet Entertainment Computing market, and can be installed on a wide range of PC hardware.

HomeBase consists of the Linux Operating System, a Mozilla browser-based Webtop, and a variety of applications including personal productivity, entertainment, communications, personal portal, and TV viewer. HomeBase also includes backup services, free software upgrades for one year, and 100MB of server-side storage. It comes with free software upgrades for one year and 100MB of server-side storage.

The package sells for a suggested retail price (SRP) of US $29. Pre-configured hardware systems are also available.



 
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