<s>
The	O
Virgin	B-Device
Webplayer	I-Device
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Internet	B-Device
appliance	I-Device
from	O
Virgin	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Webplayer	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
compact	O
x86	B-Operating_System
PC	B-Device
and	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Acer	O
under	O
contract	O
by	O
Boundless	O
Technologies	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Boundless	O
iBrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Input	O
came	O
through	O
an	O
infrared	O
keyboard	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
trackball	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
webplayer	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
for	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Webplayer	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
200	O
MHz	O
Cyrix	O
MediaGX	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
SO-DIMM	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
48	O
MB	O
M-Systems	O
Disk-On-Chip	B-Device
2000	O
for	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
and	O
contained	O
a	O
Mini	O
PCI	O
Type	O
IIIB	O
slot	O
and	O
44-pin	O
IDE	B-Protocol
header	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CompactFlash	B-Device
,	O
VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
keyboard	I-Protocol
and	O
mouse	O
headers	O
are	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
physical	O
connector	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Webplayer	O
is	O
architecturally	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
typical	O
x86	B-Operating_System
PC	B-Device
and	O
included	O
an	O
IDE	B-Protocol
header	O
,	O
initial	O
attention	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
accessing	O
the	O
password-protected	O
system	B-Operating_System
BIOS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
insider	O
leaked	O
the	O
password	O
(	O
"	O
schwasck	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
quickly	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
simply	O
purchase	O
a	O
44-pin	O
IDE	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
and	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
and	O
run	O
any	O
PC-compatible	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
efforts	O
included	O
creating	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
that	O
would	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
48	O
MB	O
Disk-On-Chip	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
specialized	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
were	O
less	O
successful	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Webplayer	O
included	O
specialized	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
well-supported	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
proved	O
far	O
more	O
reliable	O
than	O
the	O
originally-used	O
USB	B-Protocol
Ethernet	O
adapters	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Webplayer	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
hardware	O
was	O
not	O
entirely	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
popular	O
modifications	O
included	O
increasing	O
the	O
system	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
standard	O
144-pin	O
PC100	O
SO-DIMM	O
)	O
and	O
overclocking	B-Application
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
modified	O
the	O
Webplayer	O
case	O
to	O
accept	O
a	O
built-in	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
antennas	O
.	O
</s>
