Shipping Version of Presto Linux Makes Netbook Users Long for the Beta

Shipping Version of Presto Linux Makes Netbook Users Long for the Beta

Apr 22, 2009
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Xandros has officially launched Presto, a Linux distribution targeted at users who want instant booting, ease of use and speed.
Xandros originally envisioned Presto as a secondary operating system that users would install on their systems alongside Windows. The idea was to allow a user to quickly boot their system for a minor task or to surf the Web, leaving Windows for more important tasks.

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