<s>
Zonbu	B-Application
was	O
a	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
markets	O
a	O
computing	O
platform	O
which	O
combines	O
a	O
web-centric	O
service	O
,	O
a	O
small	B-Device
form	I-Device
factor	I-Device
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
based	O
software	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zonbu	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Alain	O
Rossmann	O
(	O
previously	O
Founder	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
Openwave	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Gregoire	O
Gentil	O
(	O
previously	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Twingo	O
Systems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Zonbox	B-Application
hardware	O
was	O
the	O
eBox-4854	O
sold	O
by	O
DMP	O
Electronics	O
of	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
the	O
Zonbu	B-Application
Mini	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
nettop	B-Protocol
computer	O
measuring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
flash	B-Device
based	O
,	O
fanless	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
effectively	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.2GHz	O
Via	B-Device
Eden	I-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
C7	B-Device
Esther	I-Device
core	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Ethernet	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
twisted	I-Protocol
pair	I-Protocol
10/100	B-Protocol
Mbit/s	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
PS/2	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
ports	O
,	O
VGA	O
display	O
port	O
and	O
6	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
</s>
<s>
Disassembly	O
by	O
Zonbu	B-Application
owners	O
has	O
shown	O
that	O
the	O
Zonbu	B-Application
includes	O
options	O
for	O
internal	O
expansion	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	O
PCI	O
slot	O
(	O
for	O
an	O
optional	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
card	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
serial	B-Protocol
and	O
parallel	B-Device
ports	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zonbu	B-Application
subscription	O
plans	O
include	O
online	O
storage	O
(	O
using	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
S3	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
automatic	O
upgrades	O
,	O
online	O
support	O
and	O
remote	O
file	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zonbu	B-Application
OS	O
is	O
a	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Gentoo	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
using	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
geared	O
towards	O
non-technical	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
simplicity	O
than	O
advanced	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
filesystem	O
architecture	O
combines	O
a	O
transparent	B-Application
overlay	I-Application
filesystem	I-Application
(	O
pioneered	O
by	O
Linux	B-Application
Live	O
Distributions	O
)	O
with	O
an	O
on-line	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
data	O
is	O
locally	O
cached	O
on	O
Compact	B-Device
Flash	I-Device
Card	O
,	O
then	O
transparently	O
encrypted	O
with	O
128-bit	O
encryption	O
and	O
transferred	O
to	O
remote	O
storage	O
servers	O
at	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
S3	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zonbu	B-Application
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
software	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
OpenOffice	B-Application
productivity	O
suite	O
and	O
Skype	B-Application
IP	O
phone	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
30	O
casual	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
set	O
of	O
applications	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
non-technical	O
users	O
or	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
home	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Zonbu	B-Application
provides	O
instructions	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
install	O
additional	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
procedure	O
is	O
technical	O
and	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
minority	O
of	O
users	O
(	O
Standard	O
for	O
many	O
linux	B-Application
users	O
,	O
unlocking	O
GRUB	O
,	O
root	O
,	O
and	O
install	O
with	O
emerge/portage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
