is partially owned by the Chinese government, a strong presence in the Windows computing market both at home in China and abroad that has persisted since the initial acquisition. However, Lenovo's computers are full-fledged PCs, and do not bear a strong resemblance to the all-in-one television component that Microsoft envisioned becoming a large success in China. Specifications According to Reuters' account of the initial unveiling of the Venus prototype, the box was intended to combine an Internet browser, rudimentary word processing and graphic design suite, and CD player into one set-top television component. Gates touted the computer as having "learning capabilities". This ability was intended to be combined with a contract with forty Chinese governmental ministries to produce an application known as "Government Online", which would have served the stated purpose of bringing the Chinese bureaucracy closer to the masses. Microsoft reportedly intended for the Venus boxes to run on a special version of Windows CE, fine-tuned for display on television sets. Exact processor speeds were never released by Microsoft, but were believed to be comparable to that of low-end Windows computers at that time. See also MSN TV Science and technology in China Set-top box References Set-top box Microsoft operating systems Microsoft hardware Uncompleted Microsoft initiatives Windows CE