[SGVLUG] Need a decrepit laptop

[Greg Stark]

Dustin,
$225
** DELL-C600-PIII 850Mhz 20Mb HD /256M Ram/ CDRW does NOT have a modem or
Ethernet           
MARKETING NAME: Latitude C600      
UPGRADES:
    MEMORY: 64MB=DELL-311-0817; 128MB=DELL-311-0818; 256MB=DELL-313-0641
    BATTERY: DELL-312-0113 or DELL-312-0522
    BATTERY CHARGER: not available
    ETHERNET: Integrated Ethernet 10/100 via Mini-PCI NIC/Modem Card
    MODEM: Integrated 56K Modem via Mini-PCI NIC/Modem Card
    PORT REPLICATOR: DELL-310-4569
    DOCKING STATION: DELL-310-4565

PROCESSOR/SPEED: Maximum Performance: 
  PIII/850MHz Battery Performance:        
ARCHITECTURE: PCI   CARD SLOTS: 2 Type I/II or 1 Type III card CardBus and

Zoom Video support

EXPANSION BAYS:
DISPLAY: 14.1" TFT Active Matrix
GRAPHICS: 1024 x 768 x 4.2 Billion Colors, 
	ATI Mobility 128, 
	128-bit hardware accelerated, 
	2X AGP support, 
	8MB SGRAM VRAM                                   
STANDARD RAM: 64MB  MAX: 512Mb     SLOTS: 2
/128MB has 1 128MB DIMM, with one available slot
/256MB has 1 256MB DIMM, with one available slot
FLOPPY: 3.5" 1.44MB 
OPTICAL STORAGE: /CD-RW combo drive

INTERFACES: 1 9-pin Serial, 
	1 25-hole Parallel, 
	1 SVGA, 
	1 PS/2 mini-DIN connector, 
	Infra Red, 
	Headphone/Speaker, 
	1 USB, Docking connector, S-Video, 
	RJ-11 port for mini-PCI modem,

NETWORKING: Integrated 3COM Mini-PCI NIC/Modem combo **/CDRW unit does not

have integrated modem or ethernet; all other systems do **

KEYBOARD: 87-Key, 2.7mm Key Travel, 19mm Key spacing
TRACKING DEVICE: DualPoint (TouchPad/TrackStick)
SOUND: 16-bit SoundBlaster (software emulation capable), ESS Maestro 3I,

Integrated speakers (stereo), Integrated Microphone

BATTERY: Lightweight 4-cell 26.5Whr or Standard 8-cell 53Whr with

ExpressCharge capability
Battery Life:  3 hours minimum with 8-cell; 1-2 hours minimum with 4-cell
    Charge Time On/Off:  2.5 hours/1 hour
OTHER FEATURES:
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 98 OS

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
> Behalf Of nix.slayer at charter.net
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:17 PM
> To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Need a decrepit laptop
> 
> Dustin Laurence wrote:
> 
> >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. :-)
> >
> >Dustin
> >
> >
> Do you know if there's much out there to support a 2004 Honda Accord V6
> diagnostics, which really works from personal references.