[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: $30 ThinNet system

Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith at ieee.org
Thu Sep 9 18:48:18 CDT 2004


On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 18:59, Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> Tanners in Dallas ( Vallwood Parkway and 35 ) has several 
> IBM ThinNet boxes that have 
> Geode 233Mhz CPU
> video
> usb
> keyboard port 
> mouse port ( I think it had these... ) 
> and a few other things for $30. 
> Might make an interesting linux platform if someone 
> wanted to take a look at something like that. 

Just be wary that that earlier MediaGX/Geode system-on-a-chip (SoC) were
only i486 ISA compatible.


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