[Motorola] Laptop computer issues

[chemely]

Try eBay too!  I bought several a few years ago for this purpose. Cheap
Chuck
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-----Original Message-----
From: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>

Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:58:05 
To:"Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" <motorola at mailman.qth.net>
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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