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2. Bare machine - Wikipedia

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   In computer science, bare machine (or bare metal computer) refers to a computer which has no operating system. [1] The software executed by a bare machine, commonly called a "bare metal program" or "bare metal application", [ 2 ] is designed to interact directly with hardware.

3. Instant-on - Wikipedia

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   Instant-on technology is today mostly used on laptops, netbooks, and nettops because the user can boot up one program, instead of waiting for the PC's operating system to boot. This allows a user to launch a single program, such as a movie-playing program or a web browser , without the need of the whole operating system.

4. Bundling of Microsoft Windows - Wikipedia

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   In 1999, Maximum PC wrote that non-Windows users "have long griped that machines from large companies can't be purchased without Windows". [6] In 1999, analyst Rob Enderle attributed the lack of computers without Windows available for individual purchase to economic impracticality, citing certification and warranty requirements. [6]

5. Windows 10 - Wikipedia

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   Windows 10 is the most-used traditional PC operating system, with a 46% share of users. ... can be used without harming operating system ... download of a complete ...

6. OLPC XO - Wikipedia

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   OLPC XO-1 laptop in e-book mode. The XO-1 is designed to be low-cost, small, durable, and efficient. It is shipped with a slimmed-down version of Fedora Linux and a custom GUI named Sugar that is intended to help young children collaborate.

7. Pre-installed software - Wikipedia

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   The operating system is usually factory-installed, but because it is a general requirement, this term is used for additional software apart from the bare necessary amount, usually from other sources (or the operating system vendor).