Ever wanted a PC with a dedicated pizza button? 🍕 Well the Netpliance i-opener from 1999 has you covered, press it anytime to order pizza online! At least back when it was still an active Internet Appliance that connected to the web via dialup. But that won’t stop us diving into this oddity on LGR!
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00:00 PIZZA BUTTON
00:24 The Netpliance i-opener
02:59 Late 90s internet appliances
04:37 IPAD in 1999?
05:20 Unboxing my i-opener 2001
06:30 Cleaning and restoring it
07:14 Powering on the computer
08:23 QNX based operating system
08:39 i-Opener Home Page shortcuts
09:42 Cached data like the weather
10:34 Time capsule 2002 news articles
13:26 Email, web guide, shopping
15:07 RealPlayer music and audio
15:44 Microphone, parallel printer, USB
16:31 PS/2 keyboard & mouse, RAM
17:11 Daggum delightful PIZZA KEY
17:51 Cheap keyboard, mouse nub
18:50 It’s a PC! Disassembly time
19:28 Motherboard and components
21:45 Downfall & demise of Netpliance
24:12 TippingPoint Technologies legacy
24:52 That’s it for now! Until I hack it...
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