[rescue] Mac: is this an X client?

[Eric Dittman]

> > If you're rea;;y looking for a small, quiet. useful terminal in the
> kitchen,
> > a hacked Iopener is a much better choice.  Color, no fan, no spinning
> disk,
> > quick boot and can easily do ethernet over usb with a $10 adaptor.
> 
> I've thought about that, actually.  Pre-hacked iOpeners seem to go for less
> than $100 on eBay these days....  I thought the iOpener was a great idea,
> hardware-wise, but the company's business plan made no sense, and their
> anti-hardware-hacking measures in the later models were a PR disaster.
> Buying a virgin one sight-unseen might be a bit chancey, since you might get
> one of the later one that seem to be much more difficult to hack.

I have a hacked Iopener, and my in-laws still use a stock one
to connect to whatever ISP took over.  I'm going to have to
put together something else, though, as they have problems
accessing more and more sites as time goes by.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman at dittman.net
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