Chromium OS gets unofficial 64-bit port
By Donald Melanson 
posted December 7th 2009 1:33PM
posted December 7th 2009 1:33PM
64-bit support for an OS designed primarily for low-powered netbooks may not be at the top of everyone's list, but it looks like those hoping to crank Chrome OS up a notch are now finally in luck. While it's of course still completely unofficial, and pre-alpha, the OS is now available in a 64-bit port called ChromiumOS64, which even includes niceties like Xen virtualization support and a relatively modest 1GB download size. Hit up the link below to get started.
nah, I'm holding out for ChromiumOSCube.
@Processing What about ChromiunOSii?
It seems like the latest posts keep getting further and further from the top.
@Edobe You're talking about all the garbage at the top of the Engadget.com home page? I agree.
I dislike this new design more and more every day. For one, hidden comments need to go, the javascript on page needs major performance tweaks (I profiled it in firebug and they are calling some functions (like isXML) is called 78,000+ times which is unacceptable...
@Edobe Google Reader FTW!
@Andir and joshua said that most comments about the redesign are positive.
I love everything but the serif fonts, but they don't want it to change, for this long, I'm kinda used to it. but I hope somday a miracle would come true,
@Edobe http://www.engadget.com/#latest
@mikmik111 I'd be surprised if they performed any user testing, at least, the kind where the participants are paid.
I don't understand, WHY!? It's a web browser. Also, engadget, I hate your website. Especially the previous pages button at the bottom, since it's literally "under" the engadget logo which returns you to the homepage.
@Tiptup300 Yes. You don't understand.
@Tiptup300
Its great for people who want to support more than 3gb RAM on a netbook in an attempt to compensate for the slow processor speed (not that this does too much... but their is a demand)
And about the site - I'm also not really enjoying the new style. The features are great, but the font / design isnt nearly as user-friendly as it was before. Also - why did the older posts button switch sides? I get that its supposed to be like a book - but lets pretend that the new posts go in the front of the book - so you turn the page forward to see the older stuff.
Google's Chrome OS is a waste of space if you ask me. And a waste of even Google's time. To call it an OS is a lie to begin with. I watched the live press release when they talked about it a few weeks back and let the source code become available and they kept talking about computing and new ways of computing. I'm sorry but computing ("the use of a computer to process data or perform calculations.") doesn't really apply to Chrome OS. It's a damn browser on steroids (weak crappy Chinese imported steroids at best).
I've tried a few variants I've found out there and I just don't see why anyone would use it. Even the beyond basic user who just wants to use the internet and doesn't want to buy an OS, I'd still send them to Linux before Chrome OS.
And to find out that Chrome OS will not be available for easy download onto an existing machine, but you need to buy a computer with it preinstalled is a joke. Maybe this will change in the end, but seriously ...
@SeanBest "Google's Chrome OS is a waste of space if you ask me."
Who did?
Because browser apps really need to access more than 4GB of RAM.
@FitFan Pretty sure that's not the only reason you would ever want a 64-bit OS just fyi
@FitFan Does "640k ought to be enough for anybody" ring a bell?
@r3loaded
I'm not suggesting that a real OS wouldn't benefit from 64-bit. I run 64-bit Windows 7 with 8 GB of RAM and find it really useful that I can allocate 3GB of RAM to my virtual machine without worrying about resources in my dev environment.
But this is ChromeOS we're talking about here.
@r3loaded Mr. Gates didn't actually say that.
Any download link?
@pankomputerek
http://www.chromiumos64.com/
It's at the bottom of the article ...
will the user actually feel any difference between the 32 bit and 64 bit versions?! so why the need for 64 bit?
Why would a netbook need a 64 bit processor?
Maybe it could support dual Ethernet nics so you can have simultaneous web browsing and downloads.
lolwut
lolwut
"hoping [to] crank..."
this thing really is a joke. no better than the crap they are putting on the joojoo. srsly. 500 for a browser? screw that noise. for that matter cloud computing is overrated. and i seriously don't see it taking off anytime soon. just give me my local copy and leave it at that.
@Bashere
Thank you.
to add. i type this on my AAO. that i got for 150 less than what they wan for that darn pad.
Can haz Chrome OS for Acer Aspire One....please?
1GB download?
Ubuntu is 700MB.....
I wonder if the 2010 Acer-chromium be 64 bit ready..
http://bit.ly/acer-chromium-2010, Anyway it's always good to hear an update. On a new beta-program like chromium. You can't deny the idea that people are still skeptical on injecting it on their netbooks.