Yes, it is true that one has to sign up for 3 months, makes the unit cost
$65.00 more.

Has nothing to do with the mods, which are still easy to work around - I'm
following this very closely.

Have you ever heard of having to reflash a computers bios? That's basically
what is now needed.

Not in aany way a show-stopper.

Marshall Ruskin
BTW: We should continue this thread on P-Mail, as most listees don't care,
and it ends up in the archives. ;>)

>I have not opened mine yet to check, but read this:
>
>http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-1659536.html?pt.ms..feed.ne_home
>
>Bill
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marshall Ruskin" <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
>
>Here's a bunch:
>(1st is the biggest, 2nd is the web-board discussions, 3rd is
>detailed....)
>
>http://www.i-opener-linux.net/
>
>http://www.kenseglerdesigns.com/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl?Session=
>
>http://coyote.toon.org/~baron/
>http://pc-tek.hypermart.net/netzero.html
>http://www.evernex.com/iopener/
>
>http://shoe.afternet.org/~rubin/iopener/
>
>Enjoy - hope your internet service doesn't charge by the hour!
>
>Marshall Ruskin
>84 Westy
>
>>Got mine... I lost my mod sites. Anyone have them?
>>
>>It is a neat little machine.  It is really perfect for the novice/casual
>>net user.  You turn it on and it just dials itself out. No muss, no fuss.
>>Of course it cant take the place of a full blown desktop PC.
>>
>>Bill
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Marshall Ruskin" <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 1:02 AM
>>Subject: Any Listees get an I-Opener Yet? (No Vanagon Content)
>>
>>
>>Hi Volks:
>>
>>Around March 20, I spoke at length about the I-Opener Internet Appliance.
>>
>>Have any listees received one yet? ...Chris?
>>
>>(I am still waiting for mine to be delivered.)
>>
>>Marshall Ruskin
>>84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
>>Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
>>Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
>>
>>
>>
>