originally released as a bootable cd-rom called meshap based on the openap open source software, the system is now implemented as system image which can fit within a small 32mb compactflash card. the system functions have expanded beyond creating wireless networks to provide set-top box services, mp3 audio and video streaming, connection to remote windows terminal servers, other pcs, web browsing, connection to peer-to-peer networks, instant messaging and file exchange.