[CS-FSLUG] re: wtb laptop

[R. Thompson]

Hi Jeff,

   I've forwarded this reply to the list, as your offer may be of
interest to others here.

   This may be overkill for my applications.  You mentioned that it has
a floppy drive, and does it have a RS232 port?

   Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions on finding a
suitable laptop.  Today I put in over 12 hours of overtime, another day
or two of this and I can afford to buy a laptop to play with while I
recover from an overtime induced breakdown :-)

   Ron T.

   

On Sun, 2005-08-21 at 22:33, Jeff Longtin wrote:
> Ron,
> Seems my posts to the list bounced as my subscribed address is temporarily 
> out of order and I sent from another. If you wish to cc: to the list, please 
> feel free to do so. Here's what I tried to post to the list today pursuant 
> to your WTB laptop request:
> 
> Just a confirmation of specs for the used laptops I previously referenced:
> Gateway Solo 1450SE Laptops $475ea
> Celeron 1.33ghz, 256MB,20gb
> cdrw,fd,nic,56k, 802.11 wireless, 14.1 screen,ac/batt, Win 2000, Gateway Bag
> 
> jt
> 
> ron recently noted WTB laptop:
> What I'd like are:
> - 200 MHz or better
> - CD-ROM
> - 3.5" disk drive, built in or external
> - 600 x 800 or better display
> - at least one USB port
> - RS232 serial port
> - PCMCIA ports
> - Linux friendly
> 
> Well...
> I am awaiting the availability of 200 Gateway Solo laptops coming off-lease 
> from a university at the end of the month. About 85 have been spoken for by 
> others but I plan to reserve at least 15-20 for a new start-up charter 
> school operating at our church. They are very excited about these because 
> they are relatively new, are in great condition, and the school has set up a 
> wireless zone and these units are already wifi ready.
> 
> Specs to the best of my memory(not at work to check-sorry) are:
> Celeron 1.3, 256RAM, CD, 3.5 floppy, 20GB HD, built in 802.11 wireless, 
> Windows 2K OS.
> 
> I will double check the specs when I'm next at my desk and will repost a 
> confirmation of just what I'm bringing in. I think they may be CDRW and the 
> HD may be larger but I'll have to check and advise.
> 
> I'm selling these for $475 each but I may be able to get this down slightly 
> with a larger buy qty. At present, I'm unsure how many extras I should bring 
> in.
> 
> If these may be of interest to you, Ron, or others...please contact me 
> off-list.
> 
> Have a blessed day!
> 
> Regards,
> jt
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> 
> 
> Regards,
> jt
> cyclogical
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> linux logic
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> 
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