On Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 11:39:07AM -0600, Peter Seebach wrote:
> 
> This isn't a netpliance.  This is an IA-1.  Anyway, it's unclear how you
> can enforce any such thing.  What, exactly, is the license to which I have
> agreed?  I can't find one.

Well, I guess the question may have been:
  "Is there any 'fine print' on the Compaq web page order system that
   suggests, implies, or states that purchasing the IA-1 for $99 obligates
   the buyer to subscribe to something like MSN at the mentioned rates?"

Sounds like there wasn't, which is cool.  The fact that you can boot the
IA-1 from CF is very nice, much better than the IOpener.  If you rebuild
/bin/* and /sbin/* dynamically you can save quite a bit of space, as long
as you have / and /usr on the same filesystem.

I have been able to get a basic Xserver, configured for a remote xfs,
loaded in the 16MB of flash on my IOpener.  With an 80MB CF, I would
think you could add fonts and a browser, provided you go through by
hand and remove unneeded binaries.

-Andrew