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IBM Thin Client for $50

New MessageIBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) Pepsi
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I dunno if anyone posted this before, http://www.hitechcafe.com/eshop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=14&sku=8361%2D100+SERIES has it for $50.

Is it hackable? All I can find is that it has 8 megs of RAM and 1 MB video, but it uses standard simms, IBM's site say that it is upgradable to 32 megs (why not 64 or 128?), and video to 2 mb. There's a PCMCIA slot in the front, and separate mouse and keyboard ports.

Even if it's not hackable, it's still neat to play with for a LAN.

09-12-2000 14:43:55

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) Kudzu
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Is this the one that requires an as/400 to operate?
09-12-2000 17:03:25

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) Pepsi
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I think so, but I know nothing about AS/400, so without an AS/400, it won't boot?
09-12-2000 19:04:25

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) ckbone
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The price for this thing is down to $39......Does anyone have one or know anything about it?
09-17-2000 15:13:25

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) gimpel
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I got one from Egghead for $16 plus shipping & handling. (Shipping & handling was pretty steep--$25.)

Supposedly, you can use Linux or NT as a boot server for this device.

I used http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/NC-HOWTO.html to install the server software on my Linux box, but haven't gotten around to trying the IBM client out.

Hope the link helps.

09-17-2000 18:27:42

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) Kudzu
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Good link.

So it will run with Linux, NT 4 Terminal server, or Win2k Server as well as AS/400.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/netcom/pub.htm -- Get the documentation here.

Might be a good way to do a web-only terminal.

09-18-2000 01:37:29

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) sorphin
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Ok, this is nice and all, but does anyone have a WORKING picture of this creature? the image on the hitech page is broken..

-ds

09-19-2000 15:18:03

New MessageRE:IBM Thin Client for $50 (modified 0 times) sorphin
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ignore my previous post.. i just noticed that they use a SPACE in the friggin filename.. a simple %20 fixed that..
09-19-2000 17:40:33

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