Google Chrome Os Linux I686 1.0.628 Oem Beta X86 !!better!! May 2026

Version strings like 1.0.628 belong to the experimental phase before the official commercial launch on hardware like the Cr-48 in 2011.

: While modern Chrome OS has a sophisticated Linux subsystem (Crostini), early versions like 1.0.628 were more transparently a Linux distribution . It initially used Ubuntu as a base before switching to Gentoo Linux in early 2010 to improve performance and customization. Google's CR-48 Prototype Chromebook (2010) - Time Travel

When you booted 1.0.628 from a USB drive (or the OEM recovery SD card), you were greeted not by a desktop, but by a login screen that looked suspiciously like the Chromium browser. The entire "desktop" was a maximized browser window.