SC2200-based models boot using a proprietary loader called Clara that was developed by Artec. All LX700-based models can natively boot using Coreboot. This started as a Geode GX port developed by AMD for the OLPC prototype, to which Artec added Geode LX support. That code was later adopted and further polished by AMD, after the OLPC switched to the LX700 for its production models. This Coreboot port was used on the SmartLink model and on several custom Artec models configured as network appliances. Meanwhile, both Artec's PXE-boot and Linutop's USB-boot DBE61 models, plus all DBE62 and DBE63 models, use a General Software BIOS. Operating system The original ThinCan ran on Windows CE and launched into an RDP client for Windows Terminal Services. DBE60 models come with either the same RDP client as the original ThinCan or with Etherboot support for UNIX terminal services. DBE61 models come with either a BIOS with PXE support optimized for LTSP or with a BIOS for USB booting Linutop's own Linux distribution. Meanwhile, SmartLink preloads their DBE61 models with their own versatile firmware called R-BOX that can be user-configured to launch into either an RDP client or into a Web kiosk – both of which are implemented using Free Software components – and which makes use of the Coreboot port. DBE62 models have a BIOS that first attempts booting from USB and, if no bootable USB media is found, then attempts PXE booting – essentially combining the boot options of Artec's and Linutop's models into a single configuration. DBE63 models run on Embedded Windows XP and launch into a Web kiosk. Timeline 1999 – prototype based on a custom x86 core. 2001 – round model with NSC Geode SC2200. 2003 – DBE60 model with NSC Geode SC2200. 2005 – DBE61 model with AMD Geode LX700 and CS5536. 2007 – DBE62 model with AMD Geode LX700 and CS5536, plus Gigabit Ethernet. 2009 – DBE63 model with AMD Geode LX700 and CS5536, plus Gigabit Ethernet. See also Geode is the chipset used in the ThinCan Coreboot is used to bootstrap recent ThinCan models OLPC is another lightweight computer based on the Geode LX Thin Client is the design principle behind the ThinCan References External links Artec Group ThinCan wiki offers firmware and schematics for some of the ThinCan models. Linux-based devices Thin clients Estonian brands Estonian inventions