[XCSSA] Geek-Sat Alert: Linux thin client for $20 at AlGen Computer
xcssa@xcssa.org
xcssa@xcssa.org
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:36:13 -0500
DUDE!!!
I ahve two wireless MiniPCI cards.. (Lucent agere chipset)
anyone want to trade?
( I live in San Marcos, so we'd probably have to work out a shipping
deal unless someone's going to be interested in taking a trip)
There is a possibility of me being in town this weekend as well..
FIRESTORM_v1
On 8/4/05, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
> Let me seal the deal for you...
>
> I opened it up, and here's what I saw:
>
> 1 64MB DIMM, PC100 CL3 (probably doesn't need to be CL3). I suspect you can
> go to to 256MB with no problem here. I've got a bunch of RAM laying around,
> so this is great.
>
> 1 64MB SanDisk CF Card. Easily removable and replacable with whatever you
> want. But that's a hell of a lot when you consider what fits on a 50MB mini
> CD distro.
>
> 1 Mini PCI slot, presumably for a modem or wireless card? I don't know what
> you can find for that, don't know anything about it.
>
> Geode CPU, no heat sink or fan. 32MB of surface mounted RAM. And the SIS
> video chip. Those were the only obvious components of note.
>
> I suspect you can run Windows 98 on this thing, but it's only a 233MHz chip
> with MMX extensions. I would love an alternate OS that supports wireless,
> but it looks like I'm probably going to be fighting with wlan-ng tonight.
>
> Nick
>
> xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> > crap.. now I really want one.. :P
> >
> > FIRESTORM_v1
> >
> > On 8/4/05, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks, I eventually figured it out by clicking on everything in sight ;-)
> >>
> >>Nice little box... also, for clarification from an earlier message, it will
> >>do 800x600 and 1024x768 at 16-bit color, 1280x1024 at 8-bit color.
> >>
> >>Nick
> >>
> >>xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Thursday 04 August 2005 01:45 pm, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I also picked up 2, but when I turned one on it automatically opened a
> >>>>TN3270 and tried to connect to AS400.RBFCU.ORG. Nice. How'd you get to a
> >>>>bash prompt?
> >>>>Nick
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Minimize the terminal emulator.
> >>>
> >>>Lower right and the system load indicator pops up.
> >>>
> >>>Double click on the load indicator and a bash terminal pops up.
> >>>
> >>>Type "IBMSetup" and enter the password i4got.
> >>>
> >>>Have fun.
> >>>
> >>>Tweeks
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