Blake PattersonSep 22

I used a Netpliance i-Opener as my main system, bridging the time between selling my B&W G3 400 PowerMac and ordering a PowerMac G4 Dual 800.

I got in before they changed the terms of service, so paid $99 and done. Upgraded it to a WinChip 2, added a serial port, ethernet, and a little HD for storage. Good times, that summer.

There's an amusing story of the company calling and trying to get me to pay out due to the binding contract they told me they had retroactively applied to all sold units. lol

https://bytecellar.com/2013/04/23/i-opener-the-internet-appliance-that-was-made-to-be-hacked/

#Netpliance #iOpener #WinChip #X86 #IDT #CPU #retrocomputing #maybe #internet #internetappliance #windows98 #blog #blogpost

🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸Oct 27, 2024

Remember the #iOpener?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlCM9bnhMo

#technology #hardware #hacking #netpliance #internetAppliance

i-Opener - The $99 Computer That Cost a Company Millions

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Blake PattersonNov 11, 2023

Remembering my i-Opener. Was a fun grab and hack early on, before they changed the TOS. ;->

#PC #iopener #internetappliance #ihacked #vintagecomputer #maybe #windows #WinChip #iPaq