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New MessageNetier XL-1000 running BeOS off a CF card (modified 0 times) tr31366
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Hey folks,

I had an XL-1000 sitting around and got to thinking. With CF cards being so cheap now, I could run a nice, quiet web browsing machine using BeOS off the machine. I have two CF to IDE adapters. One is 40 pin, the other is 44 pin. I put the CF card in a system with BeOS 5 PE on it, and installed BeOS to my 256 MB card. After install, it still had 100 MB left. I installed Firefox 1.0 PR and a few other goodies. Then, I transferred it to my XL-1000 and viola! It boots very nicely. It's none too slow even with 64 MB and no swap space.

Anyone have any low profile memory for sale?

Tom

10-19-2004 06:42:45

New MessageRE:Netier XL-1000 running BeOS off a CF card (modified 0 times) tr31366
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By the way, the built in sound and network card are recognized natively by BeOS, so things work right out of the box pretty much.
10-19-2004 07:36:59

New MessageRE:Netier XL-1000 running BeOS off a CF card (modified 0 times) DLazlo
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I use BeOS-BeIA only on the Netiers anymore. Nothing else is so easy to set up or customise. I have one on my back deck that has a DVD drive and a dual CF to IDE adapter with eject on one of the slots. I can stream music out there, watch a movie, surf the net, make internet phone calls, and lots more. I boot off one CF card and use the other to load it with whatever software I need at the time. Now I'm looking for a decent projector so I can do movies on the side of the house this summer.

I have another Netier that I take with me on trips for surfing or gaming that has a CDRW-DVD, CF-IDE adapter, and a 20G 2.5 HDD. Be and a Netier make one of the best do-it-yourself electronics kits there is.

03-26-2005 12:24:14

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