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

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Oh, my mistake... there is a big honkin' heat sink on the CPU.  Don't know 
what I was thinking when I wrote that.

Nick

xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> 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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