i-Opener – The $99 Computer That Cost a Company Millions
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The i-Opener was a low-cost internet appliance from the late '90s. For just $99, you could get your hands on a pretty capable device to browse the web, check email, and do other web related tasks. But when people found out it was an x86 PC inside that could run Windows, Linux, or whatever else, the company scrambled to put a stop to people modding the thing... because they were losing money with every sale.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction & Overview
02:49 - Unboxing
05:01 - Exploring the Exterior
06:40 - Quite the Coincidence
07:16 - Checking out a newer model
18:32 - Big Oops
19:29 - The Hacking Scene
20:44 - Netpliance's Response
21:43 - Wait, that's illegal
23:08 - Aftermath
25:57 - Getting Windows 98 on this thing
30:07 - To Be Continued...
31:40 - Outro
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