The forgotten Chromebook that started it all

被遗忘的 Chromebook：一切的起点

On Version History: Marques Brownlee and Nilay Patel relive the release of the Cr-48, Google’s prototype laptop. 在《Version History》播客中：Marques Brownlee 和 Nilay Patel 带你重温谷歌原型笔记本电脑 Cr-48 的发布历程。

Google didn’t even call the first Chromebook a “Chromebook.” The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos – it wasn’t even designed to be a product you could buy. Instead, it was a portal to a big new idea about computers. 谷歌甚至没有把第一台 Chromebook 称为“Chromebook”。Cr-48 没有引人注目的设计，也没有亮眼的标志——它甚至不是作为一款可供购买的产品而设计的。相反，它是通往一个关于计算机的宏大新理念的门户。

In this week’s episode of Version History, The Verge’s Nilay Patel and MKBHD’s Marques Brownlee join David Pierce to help explain the history of ChromeOS and Chromebooks, and discuss whether Google’s approach to computer hardware was the right one. 在本周的《Version History》节目中，The Verge 的 Nilay Patel 和 MKBHD 的 Marques Brownlee 与 David Pierce 一起，共同解读 ChromeOS 和 Chromebook 的发展史，并探讨谷歌在计算机硬件领域的策略是否正确。

This has been an exciting season of Version History, as we’ve been exploring the most iconic school tech. Last week’s episode explored Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child XO-1 and his goals for a global distribution. We’ve also talked to the lead game designer of The Oregon Trail and learned why everyone had to own a TI graphing calculator. 这是《Version History》非常精彩的一季，我们一直在探索最具代表性的校园科技产品。上周的节目探讨了 Nicholas Negroponte 的“每个孩子一台笔记本电脑”（One Laptop Per Child）项目中的 XO-1 及其全球分发目标。我们还采访了《俄勒冈之旅》（The Oregon Trail）的首席游戏设计师，并了解了为什么每个人都必须拥有一台德州仪器（TI）图形计算器。

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If you want to know more about Cr-48 history, here are some links to get you started: 如果你想了解更多关于 Cr-48 的历史，以下是一些入门链接：

• From The New York Times: “Chromebook From Samsung Has Its Head in the Cloud” (来自《纽约时报》：“三星 Chromebook 的云端愿景”)
• From PCMag: “The Google Chrome OS CR-48 Notebook: Hands-On” (来自 PCMag：“谷歌 Chrome OS CR-48 笔记本电脑：上手体验”)
• From Ars Technica: “Nothing but ’Net: hands-on with the Cr-48 Chrome OS laptop” (来自 Ars Technica：“除了网络一无所有：Cr-48 Chrome OS 笔记本电脑上手”)