# Thorium: On the embedded use case

DevFeed: [Thorium: On the embedded use case](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/thorium-on-the-embedded-use-case-33030.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/blogs/thorium-embedded-use-case/>)

Published: 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Operating system](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/operating-system.md>), [Embedded Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-systems.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/x86.md>)

Tags: [embedded](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embedded.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains ReactOS's potential use in embedded x86 systems, contrasting its smaller footprint and customizable installation with embedded Windows. It also introduces a $550 reward level offering an embedded x86 development kit based on a VIA EPIA board with ReactOS installed.

## Source excerpt

When people think about "embedded" systems, they often think about ARM systems running Linux. Well, that's one part of the embedded world, but another big chunk is actually x86 systems running Windows. For that matter, one of the biggest reasons for someone to use x86 in an embedded application is to get the ability to run Windows applications. There are a LOT of point-of-sale and other dumb terminals out there that run Windows due to the widespread availability of a Windows application to do damn near anything.