7 Jun
2004
7 Jun
'04
3:13 p.m.
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 12:12:32AM +0100, Tony Duell wrote:
I'm still using a Compaq 286 laptop to drive my EPROM/Device programmer.
I also use an XT-class laptop with dual 720K floppies and a Xircom PE3
"pocket Ethernet adapter" and Kermit as a portable "telnet terminal"
The most expensive of these was $15 with a carrying case. Batteries are
an issue, but the XT laptop uses a wad of C-cell-sized NiCds - easy enough
to rebuild.
-ethan
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What would be considered a good use of older laptops? Are the machines in
Running programs :-). I don't want to sound silly, but they did useful
work once, and they can still do that same useful work. Not everyone
needs the latest bloatware, not matter what certain software houses try
to make you believe.