[Motorola] Laptop computer issues

[Dennis Wade]

Ack....that's what I was afraid of....too new for programming, too old
for most other stuff.  The desktop I've used is a Pentium I and the
MT1000 seems happy with that.

If anyone has recommendations as to what laptops I should be looking
for (in terms of hardware, I know about DOS, etc), or laptops to
avoid....I'd love to hear from you.

      Thanks for the quick responses.

            Dennis

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM, tvsjr <tvsjr at tvsjr.com> wrote:
> Not anywhere near old enough.
>
>  A slow 486 or 386 would be best for MT1000, though Spectra will run on slightly newer stuff (maybe a Pentium 1). Pure DOS 6.22 is preferred.
>
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>  ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>  From: "Dennis Wade" <sacramento.cyclist at gmail.com>
>  Reply-To: Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola <motorola at mailman.qth.net>
>  Date:  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:51:24 -0700
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>  >Good Morning all,
>  >
>  >          I am struggling with an old laptop in the hopes of being
>  >able to use it to program my MT1000 and Spectra radios.  I suspect
>  >that although it is old, it may not be old enough.  But, before I give
>  >up I'd like to make sure I've tried everything first.
>  >
>  >          The computer is an eMachine eSlate 450K with an AMD
>  >processor running at about 400mhz.  It has Win98.  I have had success
>  >with programming radios running Win98 in DOS mode (not a DOS window)
>  >using an older desktop.  The BIOS has settings for the COM port as
>  >enabled, auto and disabled.  I have it set to enabled.
>  >
>  >          Am I missing something, or am I just in denial.  Let me know
>  >if I've omitted any important details.
>  >
>  >                Thanks!  Dennis
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Dennis L. Wade
KG6ZI
Carmichael, CA