<s>
ThinCan	B-Application
is	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Estonian	O
electronic	O
design	O
start-up	O
Artec	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinCan	B-Application
remained	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
outside	O
Estonia	O
until	O
2006	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
recent	O
ThinCan	B-Application
iteration	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
hardware	O
base	O
for	O
the	O
Linutop	B-Application
,	O
a	O
network	O
appliance	O
that	O
greatly	O
stimulated	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
lightweight	O
computing	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinCan	B-Application
was	O
also	O
commercialized	O
by	O
SmartLink	O
under	O
the	O
Revnetek	O
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
,	O
all	O
ThinCan	B-Application
production	O
models	O
offer	O
similar	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Front	O
panel	O
:	O
1/8	O
"	O
stereo	O
audio	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aesthetically	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
ThinCan	B-Application
was	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
futuristic	O
looks	O
,	O
with	O
brushed	O
aluminum	O
end	O
caps	O
and	O
a	O
tubular	O
aluminum	O
shape	O
that	O
featured	O
alternating	O
patterns	O
of	O
decorative	O
serrations	O
along	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
tube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tube	O
came	O
painted	O
in	O
one	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
several	O
transparent	O
colors	O
(	O
black	O
,	O
dark	O
blue	O
,	O
light	O
blue	O
,	O
purple	O
,	O
red	O
)	O
for	O
an	O
authentic	O
"	B-Application
Jetsons	I-Application
"	I-Application
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
custom	O
x86	B-Operating_System
core	O
,	O
supporting	O
PS/2	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
,	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
redesigned	O
around	O
an	O
NSC	O
Geode	B-Device
SC2200	O
supporting	O
only	O
USB	B-Protocol
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
on-board	O
SmartCard	O
reader	O
attached	O
to	O
an	O
internally	O
mounted	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
made	O
the	O
original	O
ThinCan	B-Application
an	O
instant	O
hit	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
market	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
Estonian	O
legislation	O
dating	O
from	O
2001	O
that	O
mandated	O
the	O
issuance	O
of	O
a	O
national	O
Electronic	O
ID	O
card	O
to	O
all	O
citizens	O
and	O
their	O
use	O
to	O
access	O
many	O
public	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
revised	O
the	O
design	O
towards	O
a	O
simpler	O
cost-effective	O
flat	O
boxy	O
shape	O
for	O
their	O
DBE60	O
model	O
(	O
initially	O
commercialized	O
as	O
the	O
ThinCan	B-Application
SE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
parallel	O
printer	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
DBE60	O
is	O
functionally	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
ThinCan	B-Application
and	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
NSC	O
Geode	B-Device
SC2200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
this	O
design	O
was	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
AMD	B-Device
Geode	I-Device
LX700-based	O
DBE61	O
model	O
,	O
with	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
CS5536	O
companion	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parallel	O
printer	O
port	O
was	O
then	O
removed	O
,	O
returning	O
the	O
design	O
to	O
an	O
all-USB	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linutop	B-Application
SARL	O
retained	O
this	O
model	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
their	O
Linutop-1	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
DBE62	O
design	O
was	O
reconfigured	O
to	O
use	O
SO	O
DIMM	O
memory	O
and	O
IDE	O
Compact	O
Flash	B-Device
media	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
LX700-based	O
models	O
can	O
natively	O
boot	O
using	O
Coreboot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
Geode	B-Device
GX	I-Device
port	O
developed	O
by	O
AMD	O
for	O
the	O
OLPC	O
prototype	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Artec	O
added	O
Geode	B-Device
LX	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Coreboot	B-Device
port	O
was	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
SmartLink	O
model	O
and	O
on	O
several	O
custom	O
Artec	O
models	O
configured	O
as	O
network	O
appliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
both	O
Artec	O
's	O
PXE-boot	O
and	O
Linutop	B-Application
's	O
USB-boot	O
DBE61	O
models	O
,	O
plus	O
all	O
DBE62	O
and	O
DBE63	O
models	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
General	O
Software	O
BIOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
ThinCan	B-Application
ran	O
on	O
Windows	O
CE	O
and	O
launched	O
into	O
an	O
RDP	B-Protocol
client	O
for	O
Windows	O
Terminal	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DBE60	O
models	O
come	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
same	O
RDP	B-Protocol
client	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
ThinCan	B-Application
or	O
with	O
Etherboot	B-Device
support	O
for	O
UNIX	O
terminal	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DBE61	O
models	O
come	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
BIOS	O
with	O
PXE	B-Device
support	O
optimized	O
for	O
LTSP	B-Application
or	O
with	O
a	O
BIOS	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
booting	O
Linutop	B-Application
's	O
own	O
Linux	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
SmartLink	O
preloads	O
their	O
DBE61	O
models	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
versatile	O
firmware	O
called	O
R-BOX	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
user-configured	O
to	O
launch	O
into	O
either	O
an	O
RDP	B-Protocol
client	O
or	O
into	O
a	O
Web	O
kiosk	O
–	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
implemented	O
using	O
Free	O
Software	O
components	O
–	O
and	O
which	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Coreboot	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DBE62	O
models	O
have	O
a	O
BIOS	O
that	O
first	O
attempts	O
booting	O
from	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
,	O
if	O
no	O
bootable	O
USB	B-Protocol
media	O
is	O
found	O
,	O
then	O
attempts	O
PXE	B-Device
booting	O
–	O
essentially	O
combining	O
the	O
boot	O
options	O
of	O
Artec	O
's	O
and	O
Linutop	B-Application
's	O
models	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1999	O
–	O
prototype	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
custom	O
x86	B-Operating_System
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2001	O
–	O
round	O
model	O
with	O
NSC	O
Geode	B-Device
SC2200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2003	O
–	O
DBE60	O
model	O
with	O
NSC	O
Geode	B-Device
SC2200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
–	O
DBE61	O
model	O
with	O
AMD	B-Device
Geode	I-Device
LX700	O
and	O
CS5536	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007	O
–	O
DBE62	O
model	O
with	O
AMD	B-Device
Geode	I-Device
LX700	O
and	O
CS5536	O
,	O
plus	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2009	O
–	O
DBE63	O
model	O
with	O
AMD	B-Device
Geode	I-Device
LX700	O
and	O
CS5536	O
,	O
plus	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
