whats an I-opener.  GPS?

Thanks,
Matt

Joe L. wrote:
>
>         All I know about the new I-OPeners is that they exist and are now priced at
> about $300 and require a contract to buy their internet service for $22/mo.
>         I dont know if they are still hackable or not. They sold the original for
> $100 figuring to make their money on the internet subscriptions which they
> thought was the only thing the machines could be used for. When they went
> flying off the shelves and no one was signing up for their internet service
> they lost a bundle. Now that they seem to be 'guaranteeing" themselves some
> profit by tripling the price and requiring the contract it seems to me they
> dont really have any reason to care if anyone hack it or not. Of course,
> with the price of an I-Opener rising to the price is a good used laptop
> (after the contract is paid)the reason for the hack (cheap laptop) is gone
> as well.
>         I hope they didnt make the new ones unhackable. I would kind of like to
> pick one up and try my hand when they start showing up in the yard sales in
> a couple of years. I suspect they are going to be as common as a used
> Nintendo.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Mike Barfield
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 10:49 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Net Appliance GPS Conversation
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> I have one of the "old" I-Openers and have modified it with a hard drive,
> faster processor. I have Windows running on it and use DeLorme Street Atlas
> and
> a Gamin GPS. I haven't mounted the I-Opener in the van yet because I'm in
> the
> middle of a Subaru conversion. I saved the van from the wreaking yard since
> it
> had a blown engine. So for now I just using the I-Opener like any other
> computer. I don't know anything about the "new" I-Openers. Can they still be
> hacked?
>
> Mike Barfield
> Tampa, FL
> '84 Westy
> '91 Leagcy donor car
> www.geocities.com/subagon
>
> On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Joe L. wrote:
> > I saw a new version of the "I-Opener" at Compusa the other day. That put
> me
> > in mind of a GPS conversion of the old type I-Opener some of your guys
> were
> > trying back when these first came out. Any of you guys actually get these
> > things going?