Supposedly, a Google representative demonstrated a private beta build of the OS to an anonymous Acer parts supplier yesterday. The pictures were grabbed while the Google rep wasn’t looking. Here’s the highlights:
- The “elegant” install on the Acer Extensa 4620Z laptop took about 10 minutes and 1 restart
- Reboots desktop-to-desktop in about 25 seconds
- It was “amazingly fast” in its stripped-down beta form
- The blue orb on the auto-hiding “Chrome Bar” along the bottom of the UI is essentially the start menu
- Navigating the file system can be done in “exploration” (like Windows explorer) or “browser” (search based) modes
- The Chrome Bar can also host a search bar if configured
- Future Chrome OS netbooks will feature an iconified Chrome key on the keyboard similar to the Windows flag key
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