28 Mar
2000
28 Mar
'00
5:01 a.m.
This now appears when you begin a purchase transaction on the Netpliance web
site.
By purchasing the i-opener you are agreeing to use the i-opener Internet
service. The fee is $21.95 a month and will be billed to your credit card
approximately 2 days after the i-opener is shipped to you.
i-opener Internet appliances shipped after March 20, 2000 can no longer be
reconfigured in the manner described in recent reports. Modification of the
i-opener in any way is in violation of our terms and conditions.
From: Brian Roth <broth(a)heathers.stdio.com>
Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: iOpener
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:29:30 -0500
Its possible that they could goo the area with epoxy which will make it
very
difficult but not impossible to add the drive. I have seen other manu's do
this as a quick fix until a more permanant solution can be
engineered.(remember Videocipher?)
I still have one ordered hoping the mod will still be possible.
Brian.
Megan wrote:
guess
people
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OK, I got
a 6.4 GB laptop drive hooked up and right now the iOpener is
running DOS/BATCH V10-01A on an emulated PDP-11/40+RK05 system. I love
it!!!
>It's going to take some real butchery to get the case closed, but I >that's to be expected. The low-profile
3M connector barely fit under
the
CPU heat
sink w/o needing it to be clearanced, that was nice.
BTW the CPU seems to be 200 MHz, not 180 MHz. But
it still gets only
about 80 BogoMIPS, pretty slow.
I heard last night that Netpliance is making modifications so that can no longer do this... they are apparently
losing a LOT of money
selling
the machines, having expected to recoup it in the
service charges...
Can someone confirm this... and maybe confirm the change that they
have done (which I understand is simply removal of the cable connector
for the drive).
Oh, and supposedly back-ordered units will have the mod...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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28 Mar
28 Mar
10:14 a.m.
New subject: Classic computing stops in Boston area
I will be in Burlington MA next week on business, with a fair amount of
off hours time off. I have heard rumors of electronics shop(s) in the
vicinity of MIT having an interesting selection of old DEC or other
classic computing hardware. Also isn't one of the computer museums in that
area?
Does anyone living in that area have any suggestions on good places to
visit in the Boston area with the above in mind?
I have sucessfully nagivated from my hotel to the Alewife subway station
during a stay in 1998, and thus went under MIT on my way sightseeing
downtown.
Your suggestions welcome
Thanks
Paul
3:29 p.m.
New subject: Classic computing stops in Boston area
On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 06:14:18PM -0600, Paul Thompson wrote:
I will be in Burlington MA next week on business, with
a fair amount of
off hours time off. I have heard rumors of electronics shop(s) in the
vicinity of MIT having an interesting selection of old DEC or other
classic computing hardware. Also isn't one of the computer museums in that
area?
It *used* to be that Eli Heffron & Sons (now renamed E.L.I. since Eli retired)
had an awesome selection of DEC stuff. And it was a total mess too, so poking
around looking for buried treasure was very satisfying. Last time I checked
it out though, they'd switched over to workstation stuff so it was nowhere
near as much fun. But it might be worth a try anyway, they still advertise
VAXish stuff in the Processor. They're at 139 Hampshire St. in Cambridge,
near Inman Square which unfortunately doesn't have a subway station (plenty of
busses though). It would be kind of a long walk from the Kendall Square red
line stop (or whatever they're calling it now, Cambridge Center or some such
thing? the one between Central and Charles unless they've renamed those too).
John J. Meshna in Lynn used to be a great junk shop too, that was just
general electronics and not computers in particular. No idea if they're
still in business. I used to go there by bicycle from Cambridge when I was
a kid, talk about a long depressing ride, but it was a great shop.
John Wilson
D Bit
29 Mar
29 Mar
12:41 a.m.
New subject: Classic computing stops in Boston area
::On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 06:14:18PM -0600, Paul Thompson wrote:
::> I will be in Burlington MA next week on business, with a fair amount of
::> off hours time off. I have heard rumors of electronics shop(s) in the
::> vicinity of MIT having an interesting selection of old DEC or other
::> classic computing hardware. Also isn't one of the computer museums in that
::> area?
How about stuff like that in the Inland Empire, California? Anyone know
any interesting places to hit? I'll even travel to L.A. (shiver)
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2 Apr
2 Apr
4:49 p.m.
New subject: Classic computing stops in Boston area
On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
::On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 06:14:18PM -0600, Paul
Thompson wrote:
::> I will be in Burlington MA next week on business, with a fair amount of
::> off hours time off. I have heard rumors of electronics shop(s) in the
::> vicinity of MIT having an interesting selection of old DEC or other
::> classic computing hardware. Also isn't one of the computer museums in that
::> area?
How about stuff like that in the Inland Empire, California? Anyone know
any interesting places to hit? I'll even travel to L.A. (shiver)
There's roughly one electronics/computer/ham radio swap meet per week now
in So. Cal
2nd Sat: Cal Poly Pomona
3rd Sat: A.B. Miller High School in Fontana (maybe I got those two mixed
up)
Last Sat: TRW, Redondo Beach
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5:35 p.m.
New subject: SoCal hamfests
How about
stuff like that in the Inland Empire, California? Anyone know
any interesting places to hit? I'll even travel to L.A. (shiver)
There's roughly one electronics/computer/ham radio swap meet per week now
in So. Cal
2nd Sat: Cal Poly Pomona
3rd Sat: A.B. Miller High School in Fontana (maybe I got those two mixed
up)
Last Sat: TRW, Redondo Beach 
3 Apr
3 Apr
5:05 a.m.
New subject: Classic Computing Stops in the Chicago Area
Any info on Classic Computing haunts in the Chicago area?
thanks.
-Bob
Bob Brown
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