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  Re: The Chromebook
  By: Ed Vance to All on Fri Jan 03 2020 10:58 am

 > Howdy!
 >
 > A Chromebook user told me I should get one.
 >
 > At two stores I turned one On and nothing was on the screen but a list
 > to choose from.
 >
 > Since I didn't have an account I chose "Guest".
 >
 > I can't remember if next the Chrome Browser was on the screen or if the
 > screen didn't have anything on it.
 > Anyway, after I closed the Chrome Browser the screen was empty.
 >
 > My question is: If I had created an Account on the Chromebook would there
 > be any thing (Programs, etc.) on the screen after I Logged on the Account?

Yes. The window manager / user interface is the browser (and its "apps"). You
can also run Linux and Android apps on Chromebooks if you're interested in
that kind of thing.

They work pretty well in general (long battery life, boot fast, stable), but I
haven't seen one yet with a high quality display. Also, you're (by default,
anyway) trapped in the Google walled-garden.

                                            digital man

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