<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
nearly	O
instantly	O
,	O
allowing	O
to	O
go	O
online	O
or	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
specific	O
application	O
without	O
waiting	O
for	O
a	O
PC	O
's	O
traditional	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant-on	B-Protocol
technology	O
is	O
today	O
mostly	O
used	O
on	O
laptops	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
and	O
nettops	B-Protocol
because	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
boot	B-Operating_System
up	I-Operating_System
one	O
program	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
boot	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
single	O
program	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
movie-playing	O
program	O
or	O
an	O
internet	O
browser	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
still	O
remain	O
a	O
few	O
true	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
machines	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
Booting	B-Operating_System
article	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
machines	O
had	O
complete	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
resident	O
in	O
ROM	B-Device
similar	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
function	O
is	O
conventionally	O
provided	O
on	O
current	O
computer	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
"	O
concept	O
as	O
used	O
here	O
results	O
from	O
loading	O
an	O
OS	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
legacy	O
system	O
DOS	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
hard	O
drive	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
ASUS	O
introduced	O
an	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
capability	O
branded	O
"	O
Express	B-Device
Gate	I-Device
"	O
on	O
select	O
motherboards	O
,	O
using	O
DeviceVM	O
's	O
Splashtop	B-Device
software	O
and	O
dedicated	O
flash	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Asus	O
shipping	O
"	O
Express	B-Device
Gate	I-Device
"	O
based	O
on	O
Splashtop	B-Device
to	O
its	O
notebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
HP	O
started	O
shipping	O
Splashtop	B-Device
on	O
its	O
Voodoo	O
notebooks	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Instant	B-Protocol
On	I-Protocol
Solution	O
(	O
IOS	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
started	O
shipping	O
Splashtop	B-Device
on	O
its	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
QuickStart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
announced	O
on	O
13	O
August	O
2008	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
support	O
"	O
instant	B-Protocol
on	I-Protocol
"	O
in	O
their	O
Latitude	O
line	O
of	O
laptops	O
,	O
leveraging	O
"	O
a	O
dedicated	O
low-voltage	O
sub-processor	O
and	O
OS	O
that	O
can	O
enable	O
multi-day	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
which	O
provides	O
"	O
near-instant	O
access	O
to	O
e-mail	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
attachments	O
,	O
contacts	O
and	O
the	O
Web	O
without	O
booting	B-Operating_System
into	O
the	O
system	O
’s	O
main	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
OS	O
)	O
...	O
"	O
This	O
OS	O
will	O
be	O
running	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
LG	O
started	O
shipping	O
Splashtop	B-Device
on	O
its	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Smart	O
On.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Acer	O
started	O
using	O
Splashtop	B-Device
on	O
its	O
netbook	B-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
RevoBoot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
started	O
installing	O
an	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
browser-only	O
version	O
of	O
Splashtop	B-Device
software	O
on	O
its	O
Vaio	O
NW	O
laptops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
ship	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
commercial	O
notebooks	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Quick	O
Web	O
"	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
feature	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
utilizes	O
Splashtop	B-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Asus	O
shipped	O
EeePC	O
netbooks	B-Device
with	O
"	O
Express	B-Device
Gate	I-Device
,	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
Splashtop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Phoenix	O
Technologies	O
to	O
offer	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
notebooks	O
and	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Dell	O
shipped	O
Latitude	O
commercial	O
notebooks	O
,	O
with	O
Latitude	B-Application
On	I-Application
Reader	O
and	O
Latitude	B-Application
On	I-Application
Flash	O
features	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Splashtop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	O
open	O
source	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
alpha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Acer	O
shipped	O
Splashtop	B-Device
on	O
its	O
Aspire	O
One	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
called	O
"	O
InstaBoot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Splashtop	B-Device
has	O
shipped	O
on	O
over	O
30million	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
Canonical	O
,	O
the	O
sponsors	O
for	O
the	O
Ubuntu	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
,	O
will	O
have	O
an	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
proposition	O
released	O
to	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
HP	O
buys	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
HyperSpace	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
DeviceVM	O
projected	O
Splashtop	B-Device
will	O
ship	O
on	O
over	O
100million	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
the	O
new	O
MacBook	O
Air	O
as	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
notebook	O
that	O
will	O
use	O
flash	O
memory	O
technology	O
that	O
enables	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Splashtop	B-Device
OS	I-Device
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
like	O
those	O
used	O
by	O
1980s	O
home	O
computers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
offers	O
many	O
advantages	O
over	O
a	O
standard	O
modern	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
faster	O
booting	B-Operating_System
;	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
manufacturers	O
would	O
emblazon	O
radios	O
and	O
television	O
sets	O
with	O
"	O
Instant	B-Protocol
On	I-Protocol
"	O
or	O
"	O
Instant	O
Play	O
"	O
decals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
series	O
filament	O
sets	O
,	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
was	O
accomplished	O
by	O
adding	O
only	O
a	O
silicon	O
diode	O
across	O
the	O
power	O
switch	O
to	O
keep	O
tube	O
filaments	O
lit	O
at	O
50%	O
power	O
;	O
the	O
diode	O
was	O
placed	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
typical	O
half	O
wave	O
rectifier	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
day	O
was	O
reverse-biased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant-on	B-Protocol
advantages	O
included	O
near-instant	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
or	O
radio	O
and	O
potentially	O
longer	O
vacuum	O
tube	O
life	O
;	O
disadvantages	O
included	O
energy	O
consumption	O
and	O
risk	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
solid	O
state	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
are	O
inherently	O
instant-on	B-Protocol
,	O
so	O
the	O
moniker	O
survived	O
into	O
the	O
early	O
solid	O
state	O
era	O
to	O
differentiate	O
a	O
product	O
from	O
its	O
vacuum-tube	O
based	O
brethren	O
(	O
with	O
CRTs	O
being	O
a	O
notable	O
exception	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
