Join John Lombardo, as he checks out Advantage Business Computer Systems' TCSX-1 Thin Client, a tiny 486-based Linux system, to see what makes it tick — and whether it can be hacked (to put it to work for other purposes). Lombardo writes . . .

“They say good things come in small packages. Advantage Business Computer Systems' TCSX-1 Thin Client is one of those good things. Add a keyboard, mouse and VGA monitor to this little box and you have a simple Network, Serial or X Windows terminal. And, if within your chest beats a techie's heart, you'll also have loads of fun taking the TCSX-1 apart to see what makes it tick . . .”

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