google chrome OS tryout project

Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. Announced on July 7, 2009, Chrome OS is set to have a publicly available stable release during the second half of 2010. The operating system is based on Linux and will run only on specifically designed hardware ..... Read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS

for iso try search on torrent server.
hope this link still active, try on any torrent search

http://......org/torrent/5173881/Google_Chrome_OS_0.4.22.8_VMWare <--- the username:chronos password:the password is none

there's two way you could install this chrome os thinggy,
1) by getting the iso and burn it on CD or DVD and boot that burn CD, make sure your bootable order is CD drive first. (haven't try this, but normally the same thing as linux OS, if you ever try other linux distro. It seems like alike.)
2) by using the iso or vdmk via virtualization. you could choose virtualbox, qemu, or vmware. Read guide-install-google blog for the guidance.

This guide for vmware - http://blog.laksha.net/2009/10/how-to-create-virtual-machine-using.html

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Hacking the webOS

Let’s roll up our sleeves and dig around inside webOS to find out just what’s available to the developer looking to make modifications on a rooted device.

Becoming Mojo Man

In previous articles we have examined the market positioning of the Palm pre and the operating system it rode in on — the webOS. In this article I would like to dispense with the marketing speak and jump in a bit deeper. We are going to look at the webOS from the inside-out by actually modifying one of the built-in applications. Don’t worry, if all goes well, we won’t actually hurt anything. Or, if you prefer you can always deviate from the prescribed course and attempt to make permanent changes to your device. The choice is yours. I am going to be working via the development environment’s Emulator, but the changes we are making here may also be made to a rooted device. Let’s get started.

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