Using the same look and feel with the flat-panel and CPU on a stand, Netpliance could add feature to the unit by making the unit a little thicker and adding the following:
1. An internal floppy turned sideways behind the panel. 2. A laptop hard-drive turned the same as the floppy but in a removable bay. 3. On the opposite side on the case behind the panel, add a latop CD-Rom drive that holds CD's sideways. 4. Add a 10/100 Nic port next to the USB port. 5. A larger Power Supply, like a laptop or a slim-line NLX unit at the bottom and behind the panel. This will give it the upright ballist it needs from the added weight on the items above and the power to drive them. 6. Make this in a Super-7 and Socket 370 based unit. 7. Sell it like a low end portable panel based computer (sell with low end stuff like K6-2 300 CPU, 32MB Ram, 2GB drive, low-end CD-Rom drive, etc...) with the percs of upgradable hard-drive, CPU (which laptops can't do), RAM, CD or DVD. Which Netpliance could sell, item upgrades. 8. Make it where the unit can fit into a laptop bag and maybe sell one. 9. Optional translucent smoked unit case for the geeks who like to look at the inards of the unit while using it, a geek thing.
With these ideas Netpliance could create a new system for the market that still is portable, could be sold without the Hard-drive, CD and Floppy and use the flash to hold the OS and placement for batteries OR a state-of-the-art flat panel computer that doesn't take much, if at all, real estate. And if done right Netpliance could reap the benefits of the Consumer, Business and HardHackers all at once and still sell the stripped unit with thier ISP service to Mom and Pops or whom ever. I one would buy one for sure and promote it to others that look for a PORTABLE MODULAR PANEL unit. Now all ya need is a snappy name.
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Using the same look and feel with the flat-panel and CPU on a stand, Netpliance could add feature to the unit by making the unit a little thicker and adding the following:
1. An internal floppy turned sideways behind the panel.
2. A laptop hard-drive turned the same as the floppy but in a removable bay.
3. On the opposite side on the case behind the panel, add a latop CD-Rom drive that holds CD's sideways.
4. Add a 10/100 Nic port next to the USB port.
5. A larger Power Supply, like a laptop or a slim-line NLX unit at the bottom and behind the panel. This will give it the upright ballist it needs from the added weight on the items above and the power to drive them.
6. Make this in a Super-7 and Socket 370 based unit.
7. Sell it like a low end portable panel based computer (sell with low end stuff like K6-2 300 CPU, 32MB Ram, 2GB drive, low-end CD-Rom drive, etc...) with the percs of upgradable hard-drive, CPU (which laptops can't do), RAM, CD or DVD. Which Netpliance could sell, item upgrades.
8. Make it where the unit can fit into a laptop bag and maybe sell one.
9. Optional translucent smoked unit case for the geeks who like to look at the inards of the unit while using it, a geek thing.
With these ideas Netpliance could create a new system for the market that still is portable, could be sold without the Hard-drive, CD and Floppy and use the flash to hold the OS and placement for batteries OR a state-of-the-art flat panel computer that doesn't take much, if at all, real estate. And if done right Netpliance could reap the benefits of the Consumer, Business and HardHackers all at once and still sell the stripped unit with thier ISP service to Mom and Pops or whom ever. I one would buy one for sure and promote it to others that look for a PORTABLE MODULAR PANEL unit. Now all ya need is a snappy name.