I bought a thin-client for $20 today…

Specs

Processor: VIA C7 @ 1 GHz
Memory: 512 MB SODIMM
Flash: 44-pin 128 MB
Networking: 10/100/1000 Ethernet
USB: 6x USB 2.0
PS/2: Keyboard, Mouse

What am I going to do with it? I was thinking to use it as an NDI stream receiver.

That would mean installing a copy of Windows Vista/7 Embedded.
But first I would need more than 512 MB of RAM, and definitely more than 128 MB of storage…

For the RAM, I had a spare 2 GB SODIMM chip lying around, so that was fine.
For the storage, I have to purchase a 44-pin to SD card adapter, and throw in an SD card into the mix.
In addition, I would need a 44-pin ribbon cable, to fit the adapter in the unit.

Ordered. and. waiting.

Update: 13th July

I bought the wrong ribbon cable.
I had purchased a standard IDE ribbon cable instead of a 44-pin ribbon cable.

Oops.

Update: 20th August 2019

Both the 44-pin ribbon cable and 44-pin to SD card adapter has arrived.
Project on hold until RICE Rally 2019 is over though!

Update: 26th August 2019

I’ve installed Windows 7 Embedded onto the device.
and.
“NewTek NDI Tools require a CPU with SSE3 instructions”.

Well that was a let down.

On the bright side, I’ve gotten myself a portable (though underpowered) Windows 7 device that I could use.. for something…