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Published Date: October 04, 2026

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The forgotten Chromebook that started it all

Google didn't even call the first Chromebook a "Chromebook. " The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos - it wasn't even designed to be a product you could buy.

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Google didn't even call the first Chromebook a "Chromebook." The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos - it wasn't even designed to be a product you could buy. Instead, it was a portal to a big new idea about computers.

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