Restoring Google's FIRST Chromebook to Factory Settings - Is It Possible?
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So is it possible to restore Google's prototype CR-48 Chromebook to its original OS version? That's what I attempt to find out in this video. And in the process, we get to explore how different ChromeOS looked over a decade ago.
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Restore Guide: https://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.com/20...
CR-48 Wiki Archive: https://archive.org/details/wiki-cr-4...
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● Chapters:
00:00 - An explanation
01:38 - Trying it the easy way
02:18 - An expected outcome
02:53 - The quest for the recovery image
05:43 - The Restore
10:01 - What can we do from here?
13:12 - Exploring Classic ChromeOS
21:32 - Outro
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