Phoenix Technologies HyperSpace instant-on OS coming to ASUS laptops
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 20th 2009 2:46PM
posted Jan 20th 2009 2:46PM
posted Jan 20th 2009 2:46PM
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Why should we have to wait for the next generation? There are plenty of us who have already given Asus our money, who could benefit from this.
Instant-on my a**, Windows xp Embedded boots faster, and it runs nearly all win32 applications.
Oh, no he didn't!
$0.65 comment?
@who?
Oh yes, he did! And the HyperSpace is an in-your-face disgrace to Microsoft for not allowing Windows XPe to be legally embedded and shipped with standard PCs and Laptops, not even as a backup on-board OS.
What's with the Vista-esque Windows Logo and IE7 Toolbar?
its not IE7 despite it looking so(Hyperspace web Browser), and the windows logo is to continue booting to the OS.
Why didn't Phoenix have this when MacGyver was working for them? It could have shaved a few seconds off disconnecting that bomb.
MacGyver could disarm a bomb 10 ten times faster than this OS with just a swiss amy knife and a pack of gum!
Why don't they make the instant on OS boot, and then prompt you with the option to boot the main OS in the background as you work. Then when it is ready, allow you to switch to the regular OS and automatically load webpages or documents you were working on in "Instant-On Mode".
Genius idea
But wouldn't this require a shit load of computing power as you are essentially trying to run 2 OSs at the same time (one booting in background while another is running).
Plus - wouldn't this requirement of extra resources add to the BSOD problem that windows has.
PLUS - The reason they put the "instant on OS" on the machine is because it takes too long to boot into windows to do small tasks - it takes too long because it is built on a BUDGET (Not the highest spec) - to run 2 OSs at the same time, you need more resources (higher spec hardware), which defeats the purpose of using an instant on OS, if you had those extra resources to run 2 OSs, why not just run the 1 (windows) alot faster.
Fun fact - Acer owns Gateway. So logically if one gets it, the other should follow suit.
There's such a thing as a Gateway fanboy ?
I think with the recent Gateway FX gaming notebooks sold at very attractive prices, we now have some Gateway fanboys. : )
What is the underlying OS that it's based on? Linux? BSD? something custom?
What browser is it? Can I count on it for full Gmail and Google Reader support?
And, I see what looks like a Meebo (?) icon... any chance you can add some non-browser apps? Like, I'd rather have a log-less Pidgin than a webified chat.
Last ... does it only give you the option to boot to windows, or can you tell it to boot to some other OS? (for example, I'm much more likely to have Ubuntu only, no windows at all).
From what I've read it's based on Linux, but you have to do a dozen or so pages on Google to verify(I didn't).
More on Hyperspace here: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/review-phoenix-technologies-hyperspace-instant-on-desktop-20090115/
Vista already wakes up from sleep in seconds, and doesn't drain the battery life all that much. I think this instant-on OS stuff is DOA.
Except of course that this isn't "waking up from sleep". This is "booting up from cold".
Though, I do wonder how many people actually boot/reboot their computers anymore (as opposed to just sleeping/hibernating them). My last girlfriend got confused when I told her she needed to reboot her computer. "do you mean sleep? or hibernate?" ... that was a fun conversation to have over the phone (she was 2 states away at the time).
She's not dumb (a little on the naive side when it comes to computers, but otherwise a rather bright person), yet she had no idea what the difference between sleep, hibernate, shutdown, and reboot were. And she had never done a shutdown nor reboot. She always thought "restart" meant "sleep it, and then wake it up", because, from her perspective, that's all she had ever needed to do.
Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, etc. all feature a sleep option that does just this (without a cold reboot admittedly), but virtually everything will be in a quasi-off state, and the PC turns back on in < 1 second.
Was ExpressGate not good enough for ASUS?
What is the difference between this and ExpressGate exactly?
I don't know whats the big deal with HyperSpace, my Eee1000HA using the factory Windows XP installation, not nlited and with all my programs installed, boots up in 30 seconds. And thats using a normal harddrive, not SSD. So if I ever upgrade it I'm gonna see even better boot up and battery life.
My old Asus eee pc 701 boots XP somewhere inbetween 25-30 seconds.
My computer takes almost two minutes to finish booting (with WinXP), so I guess I'm the target audience. But I don't know what makes them think the program is worth paying annual subscription for. The one which runs Windows in the background is $60 per year!
yes
Microsoft Windows 7 Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Microsoft-Windows-7/39012423321
It has a link to youtube, meebo, facebook.
Plus it has an office suite compatible with Microsoft's.
Seriously, Hyperspace boots in somewhere from 5 to 20 secs max.
Looks promising