[Motorola] Laptop computer issues

[K0DAN]

Cool!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "w0web" <w0web at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola" 
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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Motorola] Laptop computer issues


>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
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>> 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
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>>
>>> 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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