faiman@m.cs.uiuc.edu (06/29/89)
A friend of mine needs to buy a laptop or portable computer, with
at least one **internal** expansion slot into which an A/D board can
be plugged. I should be grateful if anyone who knows of such machines
would send me e-mail with details.
The intended application is the measurement of leaf fluorescence
data outdoors.
Mike Faiman, Urbana faiman@cs.uiuc.eduglasscoc@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (John Glasscock) (06/30/89)
In article <8500006@m.cs.uiuc.edu> faiman@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > > A friend of mine needs to buy a laptop or portable computer, with >at least one **internal** expansion slot into which an A/D board can >be plugged. I should be grateful if anyone who knows of such machines >would send me e-mail with details. > > The intended application is the measurement of leaf fluorescence >data outdoors. > > Mike Faiman, Urbana faiman@cs.uiuc.edu I helped a friend purchase an OGIVAR (from Canada) 286 40 MB 3.5" gas plasma display with two slots (plus a modem slot) and parallel and serial ports. It is a Toshiba analog at about $2,000 less and he got it for <$2,400 through a mail order company. Works great and has a special facility for the use of the extended French character set, which can toggle to American (default). He got it out of New York, and he called and haggled over their 800 number. It included cables and special carrying case, and some free software (basically your choice) that the company installed on his hard disk before shipping (ca. $500 value). [NB: I do not endorse that policy. It is piracy.] After shipment, the company responded immediately to all queries in a very satisfactory manner, and there has been absolutely no mechanical or technical problem with the machine (switchable power supply_) after extensive travel to Europe, Russia (er...Soviet Union) and China (no, he is not a spy...I don't think!). My $0.02 John Glasscock Indiana University glasscoc@silver.bacs.indiana.edu Bloomington, Indiana
dinda@cat51.CS.WISC.EDU (Peter Dinda) (07/03/89)
His best bet may very well be to look at the Toshiba machines - the 3000 and 5000 series having built in expansion slots (at least one, two on the 3200). If he needs battery power, he's got fewer options, but I'd look at the 1600. Some of the Sharp portable also support internal solts. Peter A. Dinda (also dinda@WIRCS3.MACC.WISC.EDU)