Computers

I use a Compaq Presario 2100 Celeron notebook. It has really taken a
beating and still works fine. I hve had it dewed over, dropped it and it
still works fine. Very durable.

Matthew Ota

Ed Majden wrote:
Anyone use a laptop in their observatory or outside? Do you have any
problems doing this? Which laptop computer would you recommend? A
Panasonic Tuff-book would be nice but are rather expensive. Are there good
alternatives?

Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:24:18 -0500, RichA wrote:

Is it still required to use a laptop for this? Kind of defeats the
idea of good portability. Why can't people use palms or half-sized
laptops?

How do you figure? Laptops are pretty damn portable! In fact, they are
generally a lot more portable than the telescope equipment. Anyway, one
of Ed's uses was in an observatory, so portability may not be an issue.

Laptops are portable enough, but they require some kind of a table or
support to actually use (well, they do most of the time in the damp
UK).


Tim
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"Len Philpot" wrote:
I made a collapsable box from black CoroPlast and Velcro that I keep
my laptop in when I'm in the field. The "warm zone" inside the box
makes a nice place to temporarily place eyepieces, glasses and such.
snip

Warm idea. ~`8^)