Comments on: Belco release sub $200 netbook

By: lanix

lanix — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:16:28 +0000

I just stumbled into this system and I have to say for a desktop system
this isn’t an ideal system. -but- from an embedded systems perspective, this
netbook could have some more industrial and specialized uses. Loading a RTOS
version of linux or freebsd , I can think of some devious uses for this netbook.
At the very least, I could see someone doing some mods, slapping an aircard on it,
a usb wireless g device, setting up a hidden wireless network
and then hiding it at the office as a secret way of hiding an outside internet connection to by pass company proxies for example.
So from a hacker’s perspective this is a very cheap and affordable tool to add to the collection

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