On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, mro wrote:
> Love the idea. No NIC on the little thing? That'd be even better!! What do
> you think the cost of manufacturing is on those. I bet minimal. There must be
> a way to load things other than the modem line? How about a URL? Where can we
> go to peek at the things?
>
Staples has a big pile of them tucked away in the corner with the digital
cameras. I've done some research on the net and apparently VTECH makes a
slightly larger version called the Connect wich can have up to 8 meg's.
Unfortunately they seem to be determined not to tell what exactly is
inside the little buggers other than that it connects to yahoo mail via
multiple local dialups and can always figure out the nearest one.
I've posted on Linuxdevices fishing for info.
> On Friday 27 July 2001 01:39 am, you wrote:
> > I've been looking into portable text terminals lately, and I think i've
> > found a real deal. The other day I foundthis thing called the
> > { }
> > { } $29.95 <<<<< USD
> > { email PostBox(tm)Express } That may mean $49.00
> > { } -$30 rebate
> > { } if you sign up
> > ------------------------------- for a years service
> > manufacture by VTECH @$9.99/month
> >
> > featuring YaHoo!(also tm) Mail.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure it's a 286 system on chip (2400baud modem, 512k memory)
> > but it can connect to the network and the speed is highly doable for an
> > aftermarket radio link ;-)
> >
> > The ad and the box were surprisingly unforthcoming about technical specs,
> > yet i suspect a somewhat chopped and folded version of our favorite
> > operating system might lie underneath it' s little 40*80 grey screen. It's
> > about the size and thickness of a paperback thriller and it has a little
> > little keyboard with a little bit of button cruft, and a Phone Jack!
> >
>
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