This is pretty interesting - it's an Asus motherboard with a linux OS built into the BIOS, for an almost instant-on internet appliance. Don't know that I'd buy one (especially at the current price) but it's a neat concept... http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/09/devicevms-splashtop-more-info-about-the-five-second-linux-syst/ -dc