[rescue] Instant Internet boxes

[Eric Webb]

Hmm, Cx486DX2 66Mhz (what does the Cx mean?), 4MB on this one.  Hooked up an 
IDE drive, detected in the AMI BIOS and got it to boot.  Apparently drive A: 
is the ROM-DOS they're booting from which makes me wonder if the floppy 
header can be made to work....

This thing has an assload of jumpers.... anyone happen to know anything about 
'em?  I'm surprised that the netsearches have turned up so empty...

-E.



On Sunday 21 April 2002 09:49 pm, you wrote:
> I just rescued (I think, hopefully it's useful or it'll be dumped again) an
> Instant Internet box from Bay Networks.  I've seen these around a couple
> places and heard that they were nice for their time.  Looks like a 486 with
> 4x72pin SIMM slots, dual ISA riser and apparently floppy/IDE ports (though
> these didn't use them).  Software in ROM or Flash.
>
> Questions:
> 1.  Anyone have experience with these?
> 2.  What level 486 is this?  Is it upgradeable?
> 3.  Is this thing capable/worth running Linux on?
> 4.  What form factor is this motherboard?  Is this NLX or something
> similar, such that I can reuse the case with a newer x86 mobo?
> 5.  Any known hardware hacking howto / reference pages?
>
> I know where I may be able to get one or two more of these... are there
> different models to look for that may have beefier hardware?
>
> Eric
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