[buug] $99 LCD screen

[Jon McClintock]

Heh, where have you been? This device has been making the big time news...

It turns out it's got a Pentium-200 equivalent processor in it, and you can
put a notebook hard drive in with little effort. The modem it has internally
is a standard modem (not a WinModem).

So, for about 150 bux, you could have a flat panel computer running your
favorite OS.

What's the catch? Well, since the scoop was released on SlashDot, the 
geeks made a rush on them. Circuit City is sold out and back ordered around
the nation. I don't think there is a single store that has them in stock.

You can order them directly from the manufacturer (I did), but you have to
pay 40 dollars in shipping.

Also, alot of people are predicting that the company (Netpliance) will soon
switch to require a service commitement upon purchase of the device.

-Jon

On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:51:44PM -0800, Zeke Krahlin wrote:
> While checking out Circuit City this eve., I noticed a lovely 10"
> LCD monitor that comes with the "Netpliance i-opener"...which
> costs $99 (plus $21 monthly connection fee). So it occurred to
> me: "Hey! $99 is pretty cheap for a decent LCD screen like this.
> Maybe I could just buy the system, and skip the monthly
> fees...and pay a hacker to rewired the LCD to work on my desktop
> system."
> 
> Is such a trick in the realms of possibility to anyone in our
> local community? If so, I'm sure others would go for this, too,
> for their own purposes. I'd gladly pay someone to set this up for
> me, too.