Microsoft Venus, the Glossary
Microsoft Venus was an aborted venture by Microsoft into the low-end personal computing market in the People's Republic of China.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Acer Inc., Bill Gates, CD player, China, CNET, Computergram International, Government of China, Graphics software, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, MSN TV, Operating system, Personal computer, Philips, Red Flag Linux, Renminbi, Reuters, Science and technology in China, Seeking Alpha, Set-top box, Shenzhen, United States dollar, Vaporware, Web browser, Windows 2000, Windows Embedded Compact, Word processor.
- Microsoft operating systems
- Set-top box
- Uncompleted Microsoft initiatives
- Windows CE
Acer Inc.
Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen.
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CD player
A CD player is an electronic device that plays audio compact discs, which are a digital optical disc data storage format.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
CNET
CNET (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.
Computergram International
Computergram International was a daily, pre-Internet newsletter covering enterprise information technology, published in London by APT Data Services from 1984.
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Government of China
The government of the People's Republic of China is based on a system of people's congress within the parameters of a unitary communist state, in which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enacts its policies through people's congresses.
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Graphics software
In computer graphics, graphics software refers to a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate images or models visually on a computer.
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IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York and present in over 175 countries.
Lenovo
Lenovo Group Limited, trading as Lenovo, is a Chinese-American multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, business solutions, and related services.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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MSN TV
MSN TV (formerly WebTV) was a web access product consisting of a thin client device that used a television for display (instead of using a computer monitor), and the online service that supported it. Microsoft Venus and MSN TV are set-top box.
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Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
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Personal computer
A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.
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Philips
Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891.
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Red Flag Linux
Red Flag Linux is a Linux distribution developed by Red Flag Software.
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Renminbi
The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.
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Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
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Science and technology in China
Science and technology in China have developed rapidly since the 1980s to the 2020s, with major scientific and technological progress over the last four decades.
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Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha is a crowd-sourced content service that publishes news on financial markets.
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Set-top box
A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device.
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Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a city and special economic zone on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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Vaporware
In the computer industry, vaporware (or vapourware) is a product, typically computer hardware or software, that is announced to the general public but is late, never actually manufactured, or officially cancelled.
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Web browser
A web browser is an application for accessing websites.
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Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses.
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Windows Embedded Compact
Windows Embedded Compact, formerly Windows Embedded CE, Windows Powered and Windows CE, is a discontinued operating system developed by Microsoft for mobile and embedded devices. Microsoft Venus and Windows Embedded Compact are Windows CE.
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Word processor
A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.
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See also
Microsoft operating systems
- Azure Linux
- Azure Sphere
- Barrelfish (operating system)
- Cairo (operating system)
- HomeOS
- List of Microsoft operating systems
- Microsoft Venus
- Microsoft Windows
- Midori (operating system)
- SONiC (operating system)
- Singularity (operating system)
- ThreadX
- Verve (operating system)
- Windows CE
- Windows Embedded Automotive
- Windows Embedded Industry
- Windows Mobile
- Windows Phone
- Xenix
Set-top box
- ATSC tuner
- AV receiver
- Acorn Online Media Set Top Box
- AllVid
- Apple Interactive Television Box
- Cable converter box
- CableCARD
- Common Interface
- Conditional-access module
- Coupon-eligible converter box
- DOCSIS Set-top Gateway
- DTV receiver
- Digital television adapter
- Digital video recorder
- Dreambox
- Enigma (DVB)
- Eurovox
- FTA receiver
- Freebox
- Hard disk recorder
- Hopper (DVR)
- Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV
- Infomir
- Integrated digital television
- Integrated receiver/decoder
- Java TV
- LinuxTV
- MSN TV
- Microsoft Venus
- Motorola DCT2000
- Nano-ITX
- Nexus Player
- Nvidia Shield TV
- Over-the-top media service
- Over-the-top media services in India
- PlayTV
- Set-back box
- Set-top box
- Slingbox
- TV tuner card
- Three-way hybrid
- Tuner (radio)
- Unibox
- V+
- VBox Home TV Gateway
- Vu+
- Whole-home DVR
Uncompleted Microsoft initiatives
- Cablesoft
- Cairo (operating system)
- Chromeffects
- Live Search Books
- Microsoft Talisman
- Microsoft Venus
- Microsoft Vizact
- Microsoft at Work
- Sidewalk.com
- Surround Video
Windows CE
- .NET Compact Framework
- .NET Compact Framework controls
- Compaq C series
- ExFAT
- Kernel Independent Transport Layer
- Microsoft Venus
- Pocket PC 2002
- Smart Display
- Windows CE 5.0
- Windows Embedded Automotive
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0
- Windows Embedded Compact
- Windows Embedded Compact 7
- Windows Mobile
- Windows Phone
- XDA Developers