iOpener Update

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Wed Apr 5 02:03:17 2000

Well, I'm still in the waiting catagory, but just found out how they made
the iOpener "unhackable".

According to http://www.i-opener-linux.net/ they've snipped 4 of the pins on
the IDE connector, epoxied in the BIOS, and updated the BIOS.

Also apparently they've put in a really ugly "Terms of Sale".

Ugh, then I found this site. http://bell-2216.cheg.uark.edu/~iopener/
Simply put netpliance has done some ugly hacking on these themselves.
Wonder if thier 'hack proofing' will shorten the systems lifespan.

                        Zane
Received on Wed Apr 05 2000 - 02:03:17 BST

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