[SGVLUG] Need a decrepit laptop

[Michael Proctor-Smith]

On 10/3/06, Dustin Laurence <dustin at laurences.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 03:03:34PM -0700, Dustin Laurence wrote:
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> > OK, I finally bought that VW diesel.  Now I need to track down an old
> > laptop with a serial port to run the (MS-only argh) diagnostic software
> > on.  Anyone have one they want to get rid of cheap?  No laptop (almost)
> > is too obsolete to be worth considering--I don't want to like the laptop
> > enough to hesitate using it with greasy fingers. :-)
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> Something just occured to me--if it runs Linux reasonably and I can
> stick a wireless card in it, that is useful.  I could hit my WAP from
> the garage and check docs on-line, of which there are surprisingly many.
> So maybe I don't want it *too* worthless.

Damit Dustin you are making me think about the car computer project
that has been on my list of cool stuff to work on list for years now.
While I am trying to get work work done.

> It would make sense to check into a waterproof keyboard cover, if such
> things are easily available.  I don't know about that--anyone ever get
> one?
Never had one myself but thay seem to work well in some mechanic shops
I have seen.

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