[OKDXA] WTB: Laptop

[K5TT]

John,

Check http://www.oklahomabargains.com/.  I have bought at least 8 Dell laptops from Rob for my family over the past 15 years (they are all still running).  His parents were hams.  As always, check out the deal yourself but he is very honest.  Mention my name if you want.  He understands the needs of hams.  Let me know what you think.

Jim


--- On Mon, 1/19/09, John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] WTB: Laptop
> To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 7:40 PM
> Hi Peter,
> 
> I agree, Windows 98 was probably the best windows OS ever.
> I have done plenty of RTTY and other digital modes with 98. 
> My biggest complaint with XP is that it is a memory hog. 
> You really have to have 1.5GB of RAM to make it run
> decently.  I just bust out laughing when I see some of these
> laptops on ebay that have XP on them with 64MB of RAM. 
> Can't imaging how bad that would be.  I know most people
> don't like ME but we used to have a desktop with ME on
> it and it ran really good with 512MB of RAM.
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 1/19/09, Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [OKDXA] WTB: Laptop
> > To: "Discussion of OKDXA"
> <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 7:32 PM
> > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 19:18, John Geiger
> > <aa5jg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I am looking for an older (meaning inexpensive)
> laptop
> > computer with Windows 2000/ME/XP on it.  I am looking
> to use
> > it for logging, internet, and some RTTY so it
> doesn't
> > need a CD or DVD drive on it, but at least 1 USB port
> and a
> > soundcard would be nice.  Also need a network (LAN)
> > connection.
> > >
> > > Anyone have one that is just taking up space they
> are
> > looking to sell?  I can come to OKC or Southwest OK to
> pick
> > it up.
> > 
> > You really don't want ME.  98SE would even be a
> better
> > choice than ME.
> >  I ran MMTTY on 98SE and it worked FB.
> > 
> > XP would be a better first choice, followed by W2K,
> which
> > is long in
> > the tooth at this point, but not that much longer than
> XP.
> > 
> > The upside is that older lappys capable of running XP
> > should be pretty
> > cheap these days given that new ones can be founds in
> the
> > $500-700
> > range!
> > 
> > -- 
> > Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by
> Train!
> > 
> > No Trillion-dollar blank check for crooks!
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