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Computer-On-a-Stick

The Computer-On-a-Stick (COS) is a USB Flash Drive featuring its own Onboard Operating System together with a full suite of Microsoft Office-compatible applications. It's Linux based and includes... the powerful Mozilla Firefox Web Browser, Evolution email, and Yahoo & MSN compatible Instant Messenger for superior Internet connectivity Link.

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Posted by: anniqa on July 23, 2005 at 2:02 AM

Very nice. Except... there's no computer in that stick. :(

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Posted by: Electronical on July 23, 2005 at 5:55 AM

Nice, but far too expensive imo. I've made my very own 'computer-on-a-stick' once and it has cost me under $25. I even made an entry about this on my weblog: GeekBlog.nl - Computer-On-A-Stick --- The cheap way.

Well, mine didn't have a fingerprint reader and didn't have all applications pre-installed, but it's costing not even half of what this costs.

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Posted by: JKew on July 23, 2005 at 12:18 PM

Yes, quite: this is "stuff-on-a-stick", not a computer on a stick. The stick does not run an "onboard operating system"; the stick is not "Linux based".

Useful, but the name is a little misleading...

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