[geeks] Zune DoS attack?

[Geoff Reed]

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From: geeks-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-bounces at sunhelp.org] On Behalf
Of Geoffrey S. Mendelson
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 8:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [geeks] Zune DoS attack?

On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 10:50:17AM -0500, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> That brings up a question: can you replace the firmware in the Zune with
> your own?
> 
> That's one of the neat things about iPod.  

I don't know, but in my blog a few months back I discussed the posibility
of recycling used iPods into other things. 

I wonder if Apple could be persuaded into releasing hardware hacking
information for the first generation iPods. Most of them are probably
dead, and it makes no sense to polute the world with them.

As long as they were not used for enterainment, Apple might be willing.

If you could replace the screen, add a keyboard, they might even make
decent $100 laptops for a lot less money.

Geoff.
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>From what I understand apple used a 3rd party chip to power the ipod, and
the manufacturer used to have the spec sheets available for download.