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Another $99 Web Terminal

Posted by timothy on from the caveat-emptor dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "If anyone is looking for a fun $99 hacking project, Tiger direct has Compaq Ipaq's for $99, great little web browsing terminals, they support Flash, jJava, ActiveX. The parts (LCD screen etc) are probably worth more than this. You'll need to get a USB Ethernet adapter so you can use broadband." Tiger Direct seems to have a mixed reputation for service, but at under a hundred dollars, this looks pretty tempting even if only used as a digital photo frame, or an adjunct mail terminal.

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  1. This sounds like a cheap alternative by davydmadeley · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It sounds like it beats a crappy old pentium router. Perhaps you could build an array of them to store your collection of mp3z or photographs of Tux ;)
    Hmm a routing, mp3 playing Tux archive cluster, Teeheeheeheehee Oh Dear
    ;)

  2. Re:There's a reason for that low price. by VA+Software · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, they say recertified means unused

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  3. Available hacks by calibanDNS · · Score: 3, Redundant

    If you're interested in knowing what kinds of hacks are available before purchasing one of these then take a look at the Linux Hacker BBS Forums.

  4. OS? by ciryon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Bwahahahaha..."Operating System: MSN Companion which provides content and Internet Access through MSN"... this is sooo silly.

    But I bet you'll be able to put Linux in it.

    Ciryon