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Annie D @ann-arcana1/11/2023, 3:25 AM

gravis again @cathoderaydude

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 2:51 AM

You know what we don't discuss enough? Splashtop

In this thread, please share your experiences with Splashtop

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 3:14 AM

hahahahaa oh m ygod

apparently the splashtop brand has been zombified into some kind of remote access thing. i have terrible news for you about the past

splashtop was originally a linux distribution from the era of first-gen eMMC netbooks. circa 2009, this was something that you could boot into by pressing F10 during startup on your eeepc, because it was slightly faster than booting windows XP. it was an extremely stripped down OS with like, a web browser and a copy of skype

worse, however, is that it came on motherboards. motherboards. not PCs. the asus P5E3 has fucking linux in ROM. i had one of these and i never, not once, used it.

#instant-on-linuxposting #phoenix hyperspace posting

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Bilby @Bilby1/11/2023, 2:54 AM

I use splashtop sometimes for work. It does what it says. #wow

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 3:15 AM

it turns out i played a terrible trick on you by accident. splashtop used to be a different, much more horrifying thing https://cohost.org/cathoderaydude/post/822492-hahahahaa-oh-m-ygod

Amy Dentata @amydentata1/11/2023, 3:00 AM

i use it, and it does the thing

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 3:15 AM

please be aware that i was talking about a different, much worse "splashtop" that i did not know had been redefined into some remote access thing https://cohost.org/cathoderaydude/post/822492-hahahahaa-oh-m-ygod

Amy Dentata @amydentata1/11/2023, 3:25 AM

Incredible

SnepShark @SnepShark1/11/2023, 4:27 AM

My story is about the desktop streaming app, but back in Google Cardboard's heyday it was surprisingly common to see tutorials suggesting that you could get an approximation of the Oculus DK2 using Splashtop to stream side-by-side 3D games from your computer to phone.

Tracking was always accomplished with either an air mouse strapped to your head, or something similar to the single LED being tracked by a webcam technique used in the tutorial I linked.

It was basically as usable as you'd imagine from that description, haha.

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 5:21 AM

this is by far the most depressing thing i've learned about the 2000s in quite some time and that is a feat. thank you

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Amy Dentata @amydentata1/11/2023, 3:25 AM

Wow I had no idea

蒸しルビー @YuushaRuby1/11/2023, 3:27 AM

I love the rich and captivating world of electronics

liffy 💜@lifning1/11/2023, 3:37 AM

i vividly remember the phoronix articles. can't believe The Year of Linux on the Splashtop was so long ago

@sarksus1/11/2023, 3:53 AM

What???

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 5:24 AM

i can only tell you the truth

See you in the next hell, losers!@roxie1/11/2023, 4:06 AM

i used to have an HP laptop with this garbage built in and like, let me thoroughly assure you that it was just as useless in a portable form factor as in a stationary one. even with windows 7 booting off of spinning rust you couldnt get me to fuck with splashtop. it was so bad

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 5:25 AM

absolutely delightful. i never made a serious try of using it! i booted it up once and laughed and never did again. i have been craving a splashtop laptop for some months. i should make this happen

Plum @plumpan1/11/2023, 4:06 AM

ah yes my brand new high end overclocking motherboard is here! I'm ready to install a.... QX6850? searches motherboard model hell yeah, QX6850 in here and load it up with 4 gigs of ram, dual 3870s, and boot into..... splashtop.

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 5:25 AM

pressing f10 on boot and seeing four penguins appear

Nurbs, not Nuurbs @Nurbs1/11/2023, 4:59 AM

I was a net book fanatic and ran one as my primary portable PC right up until the bitter end. I kinda miss splashtop, it booted REAL FAST, and was great for just looking something up real quick.

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 5:24 AM

you've unlocked my Secret Opinion: all computers should have a built in OS. in every practical sense it is completely absurd that every single motherboard and every single laptop doesn't come with a 1GB soldered eMMC that can only be accessed by pressing F10 and comes preloaded with a Basic Operating System. linux as a desktop OS is garbage and i'll die on that hill, but as the equivalent of the C64's BASIC prompt - an immutable fundamental functionality built into every machine - it would be magnificent. this should be required by law.

alys @actuallyalys1/11/2023, 6:09 AM

that does seem handy, although a browser burned into ROM that can never be updated sounds like a security nightmare.

gravis again @cathoderaydude1/11/2023, 7:10 AM

can't be a security risk when your storage is immutable!

Space Reptile @Space-Reptile1/11/2023, 6:57 AM

i wonder what happens if you open the CLI and tell it to update

Lapis the Nevrean @lapisnev1/14/2023, 8:06 PM

I have a motherboard with ASUS ExpressGate and I wish I knew how to hook into it because it would be really convenient to boot my own Linux distro from the eMMC

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