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New Message Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) dogbert

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Anybody know if IOpener's can be got in the UK?
If it had to come from the US what modifications would be needed?
ThanX

01-07-2001 16:49:12

New Message RE:Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) Kudzu

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I)If it had to come from the US what modifications would be needed?
O)The same modifications listed here on the board. I wouldn't imagine that Netpliance would be so courteous as to pre-hack your Iopener for you!
The bare minimum that you'll need is the bios hack, coupled with some QNX hacking or a hard disk and OS.
The rest is up to you.
Kudzu
Listen, my child... to the sound of one hand clapping.

01-07-2001 17:32:27

New Message RE:Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) dogbert

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Sorry, I meant power supply changes!

01-08-2001 05:31:38

New Message RE:Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) BadFlash

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The I-O comes with a 19V power supply that plugs into the wall. Probably all you need is a plug adapter. Switching power supplies are pretty forgiving and usually run on 50Hz. Worst case you would need to find a 50Hz 19V switching regulator that will put out the needed 35 or so watts and splice the connector.

01-08-2001 07:37:24

New Message RE:Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) JimTrascap

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Hey there...
I'm in Holland and all I use on a v1 iO, and I bought me one of them-thar cheapo 220-120 stepdown adaptors at my local electronic parts/vaccum cleaner bag shop.
Really..tis true!
- Jim
- Jim
DOS? fsck that!

01-08-2001 11:10:32

New Message RE:Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) dogbert

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Hi there Jim
May I ask how you got hold of yours, I am finding it difficult to find a company that will ship to the UK, people like Amazon will not ship electronics outside of the US
Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.

01-08-2001 11:28:04

New Message RE:Iopener's in the UK (modified 0 times) JimTrascap

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dogbert,
I got the iO through my company; the old Director went to a ComputerCity in San Francisco and brought one back because it was so cheap (yah...$199 to buy, $400 to ship next day, early delivery, via FedEx. I wanna be a management idiot too!).
Once they relaized that it wouldnt' work here, they were going to put it in the back and forget about it...so I bought it from them for $50.
Other than that (bringing it over directly), I have not idea how to get one over here. There must be some kind of mail-relay service that can redirect parcels overseas for a price.
Maybe a Mailboxes USA? They also operate as a postal delivery stop as well as a shipper...

01-09-2001 08:21:45

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