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Re: [LUG] Viglen Box!

 

On Friday 25 July 2008 09:25, Rob Beard wrote:
> Tom Potts wrote:
> > On Friday 25 July 2008 08:50, Tom Potts wrote:
> >> Wahey - I've just got my Viglen MPC-L.
> >> Bit of a laugh getting it - their website is a bit poo and seemed to
> >> loose my surname and part of my postcode so it arrived even later than
> >> promised despite haing to pay next day delivery 10 days ago.
> >> The packing note contains no more that 8 items descibed as:
> >> NONE Item Not Required
> >> The box itself is V small and seems to boot up in less than a minute.
> >> Almost completely silent too - if you put it on a cardbard box you can
> >> hear the disk workin - just.
> >> I've tried hacking into it through the network to no avail which is
> >> reasuring. However it requires a USB keyboard and mouse and I aint got
> >> them yet so I cant tell you about how well it works!
>
> How much was it in total?
just slightly under £140
>
> How easy was it to order?
quite eaqsy so long as you dont have a hissy fit about paying £20 for next day 
delivery when the lead time is about 10 days...
>
> > Does anyone know if its possible to set up a USB connection from a Linux
> > PC to this device and redirect keyboard and mouse to it?
> >  Tom te tom te tom
>
> Not sure, but you should be able to get a USB to PS2 adaptor for a
> couple of quid. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/106560).
>
> Rob


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