iOpener

From: Eros, Anthony <Anthony.Eros_at_compaq.com>
Date: Mon Mar 20 18:24:28 2000

I just brought one home -- it was an "open box" buy from Circuit City --
$79.95! I haven't plugged it in yet, but I will later this evening...

-- Tony

> ----------
> From: John Wilson[SMTP:wilson_at_dbit.dbit.com]
> Reply To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:40 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: iOpener
>
> Mine just arrived this morning, I had ordered it from Netpliance's own
> 800 # so evidently at least *they* still have stock even if CC doesn't
> (suits me, the nearest CC is 1.5 hours away from me anyway).
>
> In keeping with nerd tradition I've got the thing all in pieces before
> even
> powering it on for the first time -- boy they sure didn't skimp on screws!
> But the 44-pin connector is right there as promised. I'm thinking of
> maybe
> doing a tiny PCB rather than soldering 44 individual wires on, I wonder if
> there's a +12V source in hear anywhere so that standard 40-pin IDE drives
> could
> be used too and not just laptop drives? The case is *really* cramped
> though.
>
> John Wilson
> D Bit
>
Received on Mon Mar 20 2000 - 18:24:28 GMT