[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: $30 ThinNet system

[Jeff]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:

>On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 18:59, Jack Snodgrass wrote:
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>>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. 
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>Just be wary that that earlier MediaGX/Geode system-on-a-chip (SoC) were
>only i486 ISA compatible.
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Just thought I would throw out, I stopped by at lunch today and got 2 of 
these.  They said they've been going fast and they only have about 12 
left if anyone is still interested in them.

J