OEone HomeBase Features and Requirements

HomeBase 1.3 Features

• Fully featured Web browsing with support for the latest DHTML standard, Java, Flash, Real Networks, and PDF documents.
• Multi-account email client with support for IMAP, POP3, SMTP, NNTP and SSL.
• Visual address book with vCard support.
• Fully featured Calendar with day, week, month and year views. It also support synchronization with Palm/OS PDAs and automatic alerts to wireless text messaging devices.
• Integrated word processor with a broad range of editing and formatting features. It also supports opening and saving Microsoft DOC files natively.
• Personal page publishing, our patented personal portal technology, lets you share files with friends and family anywhere in the world.
• Multimedia player with support for all popular entertainment formats: MPEG 1&2, AVI, and MP3s.
• TV application for the optional TV tuner. You can you watch TV on your computer in full screen mode, or in a smaller window while you browse the Internet or read your email.
• Pre-installed popular games - to get even more games, go to the OEone HomeBase and download them for free.
• Flexible Connection manager to help you connect to the Internet whether you use a regular V.90 modem, high-speed ADSL or cable modem, there is no software to install.
• The Mobile HomeBase and Synchronization services allow you to take advantage of your free 100 MB secure storage on our servers to save your emails and files and access them from anywhere in the world.
• Automatic Update and Upgrade of software. You don't need to worry about maintaining the software. The system installs all software and upgrades over the Internet from our servers with no hassles.

HomeBase 1.3 Requirements

HomeBase Software-Only Box

HomeBase 1.3 will install on x86 PC running RedHat Linux 7.1 (7.2 soon). For optimum operation, RedHat Linux must be configured in the following manner:

• Xwindows must not be set in frame buffer mode. Instead it must be configured to match the graphics card or chipset and the resolution must be set to 1024x768 pixel, 24-bit color depth;
• Audio subsystem fully functioning;
• Ethernet or (hardware) Modem connection configured;
• Video for Linux hardware and corresponding driver installed (for optional TV tuner or USB camera)
• Serial or USB port enabled (for optional synchronization with Palm-based PDA)

Custom-Built Internet Computer

Building your custom Internet Computer from scratch requires an x86 based PC compatible with RedHat 7.1 (7.2 soon). The FuturePower AIO and ASUS Terminator featured on our webstore are good examples of compatible hardware. The HomeBase setup program will re-format the hard drive and install custom builds of the following components:

• Linux kernel, version 2.4.17;
• Mozilla, build 0.9.5;
• File system, ReiserFS for safe power-offs;
• Xwindows, XFree86 version 4.0.3 (4.1.x soon).