[Motorola] Laptop computer issues

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I went to my local www.craigslist.org free section and place and AD and had 
about ten people willing to give them to me within 24 hours
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" 
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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 12:58
Subject: Re: [Motorola] Laptop computer issues


> Can't give you specific model recommendations, but the old vintage stuff 
> you're looking for can often be found at thirft stores (Goodwill, Assoc of 
> Blind, Salv Army, etc.) and also church garage sales. Thing to do is (if 
> they'll let you) bring a boot disc, an inverter, and a few wallwarts to 
> see if the PC will boot and to see its config.
>
> Too bad this didn't happen a few months ago, I recently got rid of a 
> breadboarded 386DX which I'd have gladly donated to your cause!
>
> Good luck...
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dennis Wade" <sacramento.cyclist at gmail.com>
> To: <tvsjr at tvsjr.com>; "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" 
> <motorola at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Motorola] Laptop computer issues
>
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  ---------- 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
>>>
>>>  >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
>>>  >
>>>  >--
>>>  >Dennis L. Wade
>>>  >KG6ZI
>>>  >Carmichael, CA
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>> Dennis L. Wade
>> KG6ZI
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