Re: EMC capable flat panel linux box for $99

According to the current information, the i-opener is available
again. It's now $299, but Netpliance also sells them refurbished for
$199. The original $99 version is widely available, used, as well.
With the exception of glueing down the processor, and making the case
less hacker friendly, they are still hackable, will still support
HDs, and are more documented than ever. The web is full of hacking
instructions for them. If not overdriven in excess of 333Mhz, they
apparantly run various forms of Linux quite well. In addition,
Netpliance claims they have a touch screen model nearly ready for
release. A 10" color touch-screen flat panel EMC machine would be
pretty slick.

Ron

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Ian Wright" <Ian@i...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The original iopeners could be hacked into and made to take hard
drives and
> linux - there was a web site dedicated to just this - all the
necessary
> plans and info - but, after the first mad rush to buy them,
netpliance
> caught on to why they were selling so well and modified the design
to make
> them unusable. Took out the IDE interface and made the operating
system more
> 'hard wired' IIRC.
>
> Ian
> --
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield UK
> www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hugh Prescott" <hugh@r...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
> Sent: 13 November 2000 02:48
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC capable flat panel linux box for
$99
>
>
> > I doubt that it will do EMC, might do it with a lot of tinkering,
how much
> > time do you have ?.