We were not expecting Chrome OS to arrive anytime soon but it looks like at least some lucky fellas managed to get it from Google already. Sure it’s not the full version but we could always play with a beta, can’t we?

Unfortunately the download link doesn’t seem to work anymore so you might not be able to download a copy for yourself. But here’s what we’re all missing out on:

2009-10-21: New Chrome OS 0.4.223 beta is available now!
Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.
The project aim is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience.
Featured software in Chrome OS:
GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
Google Chrome 4.0.223 web browser
Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager New!
OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
GIMP 2.6 image editor
Flash Player 10.0 plugin
and much more!
System requirements of Chrome OS:
Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
RAM: min. 256 MB
Hard disk: min. 1 GB
Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards

Or was it all a mistake and the beta isn’t even supposed to come out yet?

via Google

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