IIRC, didn't Qubit eventually use the same technique... and try to turn
into a MS shop?
On 3/26/07, Donovan Schulteis < deej575@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Didn't Compaq basically just use BeIA as leverage to get a better deal
> with MS on a CE package or something like that? I seem to remember that
> they had no real intention to ship with BeIA on the Clipper.
>
> I often wonder what would have happened if Be could have stayed in
> business only maybe a year or so longer so that the eVillas and Qubit's
> products could have gotten to market (nevermind all the audio platforms that
> were supposed to happen)... but again, it was a market that wasn't matured
> enough or ready at that time.
>
> Bummer that I ebayed my tablets and other IA stuff a long time ago when
> money was tight... kinda wish I still had them around to experiment with
> Haiku on. ;)
>
> Okay, sorry for the OT rants. :)
>
> DJ
>
>
> On 3/26/07, Raymond C. Rodgers <obos@xxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> >
> > It always bothered me how Compaq sold us out... :( Hell, there was a
> > period of weeks that anyone could have gone to their public ftp server
> >
> > and downloaded a copy of the latest BeIA images because they didn't
> > seem
> > to think it was important enough to secure it...
> > <grumble><grumble<grumble>
> >
> > On the other hand, I really enjoyed working with eVilla, and still
> > wish
> > I had one... My only complaint with it was that Sony wanted to sell it
> > with the ethernet disabled and offer the enabling code as an upgrade
> > at
> > a later time.
> > Donovan Schulteis wrote:
> > > Yeah, I recognize that as a Clipper as well. We had one at Qubit.
> > > IIRC you
> > > did have to crack it open to replace the flash drive. Sounds like
> > > Raymond
> > > remembers a lot more about it... since Qubit stopped BeIA dev before
> > we
> > > started working with the Clipper devices (the Clipper we had in
> > office
> > > ran
> > > WindowsCE).
> > >
> > > Deej
> > >
> > > On 3/24/07, Raymond C. Rodgers <obos@xxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Now that I look at something other than the top of the page :-), it
> > does
> > >> confirm that my memory hasn't completely failed... I am curious why
> > the
> > >> ethernet port is covered... it might have been disabled, but it was
> > >> present and working in the last ones we got at Be while I was
> > there...
> > >> Any ways, I think it would still be fun to toy around with even
> > today.
> > >>
> > >> Raymond
> > >> Raymond C. Rodgers wrote:
> > >> > That appears to be one of the Compaq Clipper devices. I don't
> > remember
> > >> > how much RAM they had (16 MB maybe?), with an infrared wireless
> > >> > keyboard. The keyboard sucked from almost any angle other than
> > >> > directly in front of the the sensor, but I believe it had 4 USB
> > ports
> > >> > which worked quite well. If it is indeed still running BeIA, it
> > would
> > >> > probably be a pre-eVilla build which means it still likely had
> > the
> > >> > user-space network stack instead of BONE. It may be possible to
> > >> > install a normal build of BeOS on it if you install it on a
> > larger
> > >> > compact flash card. I don't remember if you had to open the
> > machine to
> > >> > gain access to that or not though.
> > >> >
> > >> > Hope that helps... If you need more information, I might be able
> > to
> > >> > contact another former Be type to get a bit more information; he
> > still
> > >> > has one in his possession though I think he now runs linux on
> > it...
> > >> >
> > >> > Raymond
> > >> > Ronny Wisor wrote:
> > >> >> Hi everybody,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I browsed thru ebay an found this:
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
http://cgi.ebay.de/Compaq-IA-1-Internet-MiniPC-embedded-BeOS-Opera-Browser_W0QQitemZ250096283940QQcategoryZ132302QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
> >
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I think it´s a BeIA Computer? Does anyone know something about
> > this?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Best regards
> > >> >> Ronny Wisor
> > >> >> __________________________________
> > >> >> Webseite: www.ronnywisor.de
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
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> > >
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> >
> >
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