“The Las Vegas engineer — who created a cult hit when he
discovered that a cable tweak would transform the $99 I-Opener
Internet appliance into a fully operational PC — has found a new
target.“
“Interest from the Linux community has again swarmed around
Segler’s manipulations, this time of an Internet appliance sold by
computer retailer CompUSA.“
“…The WebSurfer, listed as low as $59 by CompUSA, was even
less expensive than the I-Opener, in part because the unit runs as
a TV set-top box without its own display. As with the I-Opener,
Segler discovered that the WebSurfer hardware could be modified to
allow the connection of a hard disk by way of an internal expansion
slot.”