[SunRescue] I-Opener musings

[Bill Bradford]

On Wed, Mar 22, 2000 at 12:19:47AM -0800, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> Okay all,  I've looked into this I-Opener thingy and I'm interested.
> However, I notice that there seem to be two versions floating around - the
> original 180Mhz and a later one running at 200Mhz.  Any ads I see on ebay
> are for the 180Mhz version, and are touted as being "the hackable one" - as
> if the 200Mhz version isn't.

Ignore ebay.  Buy one directly from www.netpliance.com.

> Now the question - is the current I-Opener (200Mhz) still hackable?  Has
> Netpliance implemented some sort of hack-proofing?  I want to grab one to
> hack into - but if the damn thing isn't hackable, I'll pass.

They're all still "hackable" - people on ebay are spreading the rumor that
"new units dont have the IDE port" - in order to try to drive up the bidding
prices.  Just ignore ebay altogether and buy a unit straight from the 
maker (like I did this morning; total cost of $147.11 including shipping).

All current units run at 200mhz as well, regardless of what the chip is
marked at.

Check out http://www.i-opener-linux.net/ - one of the best sites for
the things I've found.

Bill

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