New Internet Computer

[duewix]

Just picked three of these little guys up.

These were Larry Ellison's love children a few years back - a low cost (<200) computer that would take users to the internet via Netscape. They booted off a supplied Linux CD with a severly crippled disto with basically only internet capabilities.

Cyrix MII 266 MHz CPU

64 Mb RAM (standard DIMM, bet you could upgrade)

4 Mb Flash Drive (these are odd - plugs directly into the IDE port, can set master and slave...I am figuring out how to use it in another computer)

Integrated sound, video, ethernet, modem

60 watt PS which pretty much prevents using an off the shelf HD

All in a case the size of a hard cover novel.

I have a burned copy of the boot CD too...two of them work, third for parts. Also got three working compaq ipaq minitowers.

I'll put pictures when I get a chance.

 

[Charlieman]

4 Mb Flash Drive (these are odd - plugs directly into the IDE port, can set master and slave...I am figuring out how to use it in another computer)Integrated sound, video, ethernet, modem

60 watt PS which pretty much prevents using an off the shelf HD

All in a case the size of a hard cover novel.

Use of a hard disk may be possible depending on how the 5V and 12V outputs are distributed by the PSU. A report on the outputs would be useful. If there is a decent +12V output (~10W or ~1A), you should be able to use a 3.5" IDE/P-ATA disk made in the last couple of years -- they are fast and use little power. Or look at low power 2.5" drives with an adapter.

 

[Temetka]

I always liked those little iPaq towers.

Lemme know if your planning on getting rid of one.

Oh and congrats on the gear.

 

[duewix]

Thanks Temetka

Yeah, I'd probably be interested in unloading one of the iPaqs...they came without hard drives or ram but I got some nice 256 mg DIMMs out of a dead compaq server that came with the ipaqs so we'll see. Shoot me an offer if you are interested.

Let me know if there is anything you are looking for Sun-wise - I have tons of ultra gear including some SunPCI boards. I'd double check on them using PS/2 keyboard though...I have an ultra10 that if memory serves me correctly, they use standard Sun keyboards. You'll be happy with your ultra 10...they're nice machines. I used to drool over them when the engineering school had them in undergrad.