[XCSSA] Geek-Sat Alert: Linux thin client for $20 at AlGen Computer

xcssa@xcssa.org xcssa@xcssa.org
Thu, 04 Aug 2005 15:46:02 -0500


xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> p.s. if you have not bought one yet.. they still have quite a few, but be sure 
> to insist on opening it up to inspect the caps, as well as powering it up and 
> playing with it on their test monitor there at AlGen.  These units are from 
> 1999 back when they had the world wide electrolytic cap problems, and several 
> of the units either have blown caps, get very hot & smelly, or simply do not 
> work at all.

They told me they powered them on and checked the caps, and there was a note 
taped to mine indicating that.

Nick