[MRCA] OT: Army MARS & Computers

[Richard Arland, W3OSS]

I recently joined Army MARS and I want to expand my comm capabilities.

My truck has HF/V/UHF capability. All modes including data. My problem is I 
need a small (as in s-m-a-l-l ) laptop that uses 12-14V DC as opposed to 
these exotic 19, 21, 24 VDC models. I need to power it directly from the 
truck's battery supply. It doesn't have to be a Pentium machine but at least 
an old 486 DX100 would be nice.

Anybody have any ideas as to make/model I need to look for???

One other thing: I had thought about adding a second battery (deep cycle 
marine) to the truck's system to power the radio equipment. Has anyone done 
this to their mobile installation? If so, please contact me off-list as I 
have some questions.

Thanks in advance. Pls reply off-list, as I shotgunned this to several 
lists.

73 R
W3OSS