Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-13 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 03/12/07 21:32, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: [snip] I've had two laptops. Once clone died when my house got hit by lightening while I was using it. I figure induction from the current in the metal roof fried the display. The ThinkPad fried itself when the tent I was in got hit by lightn

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged

2007-03-13 Thread Paul Johnson
pinniped wrote in Article posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: > There are rugged laptops aimed primarily at the military but also commonly > used in industry.  Occasionally you can pick them up at ex-govt auctions > for next-to-nothing and in great condition. And sometimes in some rather interest

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged

2007-03-12 Thread pinniped
There are rugged laptops aimed primarily at the military but also commonly used in industry. Occasionally you can pick them up at ex-govt auctions for next-to-nothing and in great condition. Failing that, how fast a beast do you want? You can get something like a LBC-GX500 from WinSystems (

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/12/07 21:32, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: [snip] > > I've had two laptops. Once clone died when my house got hit by > lightening while I was using it. I figure induction from the > current in the metal roof fried the display. The ThinkPad frie

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:32:54PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:31:57PM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 08:57:27PM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > On (12/03/07 16:10), Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:31:57PM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 08:57:27PM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (12/03/07 16:10), Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > > > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilde

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 08:57:27PM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (12/03/07 16:10), Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > > > computer with me. Primarily fo

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Wayne Topa
Kevin Mark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a > > phone-line is available

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a > phone-line is available for email or google-searches with lynx. I don't > need X or GU

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/03/07 16:10), Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a > > Will you be travelling by vehic

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a I have no suggestions, but you neglected to mention the power situation... will you generally have access to power or will you need a battery solution? A

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a Will you be travelling by vehicle (or by horse or otherwise mounted) or will you be on f

OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

2007-03-12 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a phone-line is available for email or google-searches with lynx. I don't need X or GUI but if it was available then perhaps some light graphics stuff like grabbin