----- Original Message ----- From: Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Unconnected at any price (The PIA ~ The Corvair) > On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 01:44 -0600, Jeremy wrote: > > > > ] = quoted from http://www.linux-hacker.net/iopener/ > > [some good info] > > > > > I'll admit this is impressive for $99, especially when compared to a > > WebTV. It comes with a unix-like OS too, maybe this could be turned > > into a cheap X terminal running that or a stripped down linux with the > > 16mb flash only. But 16mb isn't much space! > > > > It's obvious that this company is expecting to make their profits with > > the internet service @ $22/month. This is similar to how game consoles > > are so cheap because they make money off the games. > > Game consoles are a good example. They are made just to play > these games. Nothing else (forget Dreamcaster). So the > designer/manufacturer can leave out other things. So they are > cheap compared to computers. > > My impression is that iopener was never made and never meant > to be a full-size computer. It was designed and made to surf on > the web, do your emails and (maybe) use a PIM on it. > > Although, leaving out the ESC-key makes me wonder... > Keeps one from easily entering the BIOS setup. My I-Opener arrived today. Hoyt __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
