{"id":8100,"date":"2026-10-04T18:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8100"},"modified":"2026-10-04T18:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:18:47","slug":"the-forgotten-chromebook-that-started-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8100","title":{"rendered":"The forgotten Chromebook that started it all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Google didn\u2019t even call the first Chromebook a \u201cChromebook.\u201d The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos \u2013 it wasn\u2019t even designed to be a product you could buy. Instead, it was a portal to a big new idea about computers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In this week\u2019s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1840983742\"><em>Version History,<\/em><\/a> <em>The Verge<\/em>\u2019s Nilay Patel and MKBHD\u2019s Marques Brownlee join David Pierce to help explain the history of ChromeOS and Chromebooks, and discuss whether Google\u2019s approach to computer hardware was the right one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">This has been an exciting season of <em>Version History<\/em>, as we\u2019ve been exploring the most iconic school tech. Last week\u2019s episode explored Nicholas Negroponte\u2019s One Laptop Per Child XO-1 and his goals for a global distribution. We\u2019ve also talked to the lead game designer of <em>The Oregon Trail<\/em> and learned why everyone had to own a TI graphing calculator. If you missed these episodes, check out them out below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Version History has been nominated for a Signal Award! You can vote to help us win <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.signalaward.com\/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signa5_entrant_finalistnotification_092926&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=cio#\/2026\/shows\/genre\/history\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">If you want to know more about Cr-48 history, here are some links to get you started:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/1001215\/the-forgotten-chromebook-that-started-it-all\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google didn\u2019t even call the first Chromebook a \u201cChromebook.\u201d The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos \u2013 it wasn\u2019t even designed to be a product you could buy. Instead, it was a portal to a big new idea about computers. 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