Subj : Re: Google Chromebook
To   : claw
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Feb 27 2023 06:40:00

-=> claw wrote to Mike Dippel <=-

 cl> They are basically a glorified browser.  They have become slightly more
 cl> sophisticated lately but still a glorified browser.  Doesn't take much
 cl> to be a browser.  As long as it supports the latest web standards it
 cl> will be good to go.

For as long as Google supports them, they're fine. Educational models
tend to have longer EOL times, so sometimes it's better to find the
right used Chromebook.

You can find out when Google will stop updating your chromebook at
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?

Another thing to look out for is if your Chromebook is supported by
SeaBios, a third party open BIOS for some models of Chromebook. If so,
you could set the BIOS to write-enabled, re-flash the BIOS and run
whatever OS you want. I have an Intel Chromebook running Windows 10.
Other than the function keys not being labeled F1-F12, it works like a
charm.

There are ChromeOS like third-party OSes that look and feel like
ChromeOS, too.




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