<s>
The	O
MSN	B-Operating_System
Companion	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
small-scale	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
terminal	B-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
cheap	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
COMDEX	O
conference	O
in	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
MSN-based	O
Web	O
companion	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2000	O
,	O
Vestel	O
USA	O
Inc	O
,	O
Compaq	O
and	O
eMachines	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
MSN	B-Operating_System
Companions	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
MSN	B-Operating_System
Companion	I-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
received	O
with	O
praise	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
perform	O
successfully	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
stopped	O
providing	O
support	O
for	O
Companions	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
MSN	B-Operating_System
Companions	I-Operating_System
ran	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Windows	I-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vestel	O
package	O
included	O
a	O
15-inch	O
monitor	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
10-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
)	O
and	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
keyboard	I-Protocol
with	O
a	O
touchpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
itself	O
had	O
32MB	O
( +16MB	O
flash	O
)	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
a	O
200MHz	O
Geode	B-Device
processor	O
,	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
a	O
phone	O
jack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
parallel	B-Device
port	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eMachines	O
package	O
was	O
similar	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
17	O
or	O
19-inch	O
monitor	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
one	O
and	O
an	O
'	O
eBoard	O
 '	O
keyboard	O
and	O
standalone	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compaq	O
MSN	B-Operating_System
Companion	I-Operating_System
shipped	O
with	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
a	O
wireless	O
keyboard	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compaq	O
machines	O
had	O
32MB	O
( +16MB	O
flash	O
)	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
a	O
266MHz	O
AMD	O
processor	O
,	O
four	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
a	O
phone	O
jack	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
models	O
,	O
an	O
ethernet	O
port	O
for	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
