Make Your Own Chromebook from an Old PC/Laptop

How to Get a Chrome OS-like Operating System on Any PC

How-To Geek | May 2015

Want to turn any old computer into a Chromebook? Google doesn’t provide official builds of Chrome OS for any old computer, but there are ways you can install the open-source Chromium OS software or a similar operating system.
These are all easy to play with, so you can run them entirely from a USB drive. Installing them on your computer is optional.

Chrome-like version of Linux called Chromixium. Source: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/82107.html

<more at http://www.howtogeek.com/217659/how-to-get-a-chrome-os-like-operating-system-on-any-pc/; related links: https://plus.google.com/+MartijnvanBeek/posts/cWoeePMoWuo (How to turn your old netbook or laptop into a Chromebook. August 13, 2013) and http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/82107.html (Chromixium Adds Polish to Chrome. May 29, 2015)>