I just took a look at the netpliance website for some details...
If you buy an i-opener online, you have a choice of monthly or fixed-term
service. If you go through the purchase procedure for monthly service,
it's $99 plus $39.95 shipping, with no mention of a minimum required
service length. I'd assume that it's the same at CC; you probably buy the
box there for $99 + tax without the internet service.
Aaron
(BTW - the web site that Zane posted has the info on how to wire the IDE
cable and gives a good view of the interior layout. In addition to what's
been posted, it contains a "real" 56K modem - not winmodem - sound, 16-bit
graphics, usb, and ps/2 kbd/mouse.)
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
>
> --- allisonp_at_world.std.com wrote:
> > The chip in that thing is a Pentium180?
>
> A "WinChip 180" - kinda like a P-180 with extra stuff onboard to implement
> video on the CPU and use main memory as video memory (kinda like what the
> Amiga does, but not exactly). It's its own thing designed to reduce part
> count and manufacturing cost.
>
> > Tell me more about this, is the LCD part of it??
>
> Yes. The idea is that you buy their box for cheap and give them $250+
> per year in ISP fees, subsidizing the hardware. I'm going to go look
> at one at CC at lunch and see if you buy the unit over the counter and
> _then_ sign up when you bring the box home. I expect that they charge
> $199 at CC and you get $100 off your usage time. Even so, $200 for an
> integrated box that is reconfigurable isn't bad. I bought a proprietary
> flat-panel 486 with PCMCIA and one ISA slot for about that (16Mb RAM, 500Mb
> disk, no floppy but an external floppy connector). This is _much_ more
> powereful except for the lack of expandability and the lack of a built-in
> network jack. All I need right now is a source of used DE-620 pocket
> Ethernet adapters to charge on ahead.
>
> -ethan
>
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Received on Mon Mar 13 2000 - 12:43:55 GMT