Re: LTSP, I-opener, and tn5250...

["Chad S. Lauritsen" <csl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yes, I heard about these on a couple of other lists. unfortunately, i
think you have to buy their internet access, too. There were
instructions on the the net on how to hardware-hack the machine to run
linux, but apparently the company that makes them has made it so this
can't be done any more. Why, I don't know. 


Seth Cohn wrote:
> 
> Well, if you haven't seen this:
> 
> http://www.ltsp.org  has made the I-opener (a $99 computer
> complete with LCD screen) run thin client.  This includes
> running tn5250 (since that was the original reason the LTSP
> (Linux terminal server project) started.
> 
> for more info on the I-opener, try www.i-opener-linux.net
> 
> This might be the cheapest 5250 device around.  We are looking
> at making some of these work... I'll let you know the results
> (have to get the units in first... Circuit City has 30 on backorder here)
> 
> Seth
> 
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