Google Chrome OS beta is ready to download

As many of you had seen a preview of Google Chrome OS on my blog about a month back. I am glad to announce that a beta has just been released to public. The announcement has been made on Google Chrome Website & can be found at:  Google Chrome OS Beta release announcement . Ah not to mention I love the idea of google providing a virtual appliance to run on VMware Player for people to try their OS without having to install it. I believe it is a quite smart idea & will help the testing to spread a lot faster. Ah they still offer an installable version of the beta though :). So enjoy the ride.

Below is what had came on Google announcement Description:

About Chrome OS

2009-10-05: New Chrome OS 0.4.220 beta is available!

Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.
The project aim is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience.
Featured software in Chrome OS:
  • GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
  • Google Chrome 4.0.220 web browser
  • OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
  • GIMP 2.6 image editor
  • Flash Player 10.0 plugin
  • and much more!
System requirements of Chrome OS:
  • Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
  • RAM: min. 256 MB
  • Hard disk: min. 1 GB
  • Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards
Download Chrome OS virtual appliance and give it a try!
Ah as well few good screenshots of the OS can be seen below:
Google Chrome OS Beta Booting
Google Chrome OS Beta Booting
Google Chrome OS Version Screen
Google Chrome OS Version Screen
Well, what are you waiting for go and get the Google Chrome OS Virtual appliance and start testing the future OS :).
Please leave feedback of your Chrome OS Testing in the comments :).

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