laptop spec

[weeds]

what do i need to click on to find out the spec of my old laptop i.e. ram, speed storage etc

looking at setting it up in the defender.....just need the spec first to see if it will run the stuff needed for moving maps

[WhiteD3]

XP or vista?

[weeds]

:( don't go getting to technical......XP i think

[WhiteD3]

Start/Control panel/System/General tab

[vnx205]

XP or vista?
Funny how different people have different ideas about what constitutes an "old laptop".

My mental picture of an old laptop is a machine quite incapable of running XP let alone Vista.

[WhiteD3]

Funny how different people have different ideas about what constitutes an "old laptop".

My mental picture of an old laptop is a machine quite incapable of running XP let alone Vista.

as a "hobby" I have to maintain my sister-in-law's HP laptop that runs windows 3.10. Now that's old!

But then again, I've still got my Commodore Amiga in a box here somewhere.

[vnx205]

as a "hobby" I have to maintain my sister-in-law's HP laptop that runs windows 3.10. Now that's old!

But then again, I've still got my Commodore Amiga in a box here somewhere.

3.1 - That is old, even by my standards. I haven't had 3.1 on my machine for at least 4 or 5 years.

And I must confess I no longer have my VZ200. Remember them? I believe they had 4k of memory and some of that was used by the operating system. Quite amazing that they could do so much with so little. Even the Amiga must have had more than that.

It just occurred to me that operating a laptop with 3.1 must have something in common with driving a Series I. Some people probably couldn't understand why you would bother.

[weeds]

Start/Control panel/System/General tab

system
xp service pack 2

PIII processor
318MHz
384MB ram

pretty good eh

now need to check if this will run ozi explorer

[WhiteD3]

system
xp service pack 2

PIII processor
318MHz
384MB ram

pretty good eh

now need to check if this will run ozi explorer

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[weeds]

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hey it goes all right....

was told that it not be worth buying more ram due to the cost..

toshiba satellite pro 4600

[weeds]

i see on the net that the laptop has two slots, max ram 512

[weeds]

scary business pulling the back off thelaptop

would it be worth my while buying another stick of 256 ($60/$70) or track another pc

just want to be carefull on the outlay of $$$ while i setup, learn and play....will probably go for a new 12V jobbie long term

[Disco_owner]

as a "hobby" I have to maintain my sister-in-law's HP laptop that runs windows 3.10. Now that's old!

But then again, I've still got my Commodore Amiga in a box here somewhere.

Wow , now that's a challenge , maintaining a Laptop with windoze 3.1.:D
I didn't think there would be any software /drivers available for that ver of Microsoft O/S ?:eek:

[WhiteD3]

Wow , now that's a challenge , maintaining a Laptop with windoze 3.1.:D
I didn't think there would be any software /drivers available for that ver of Microsoft O/S ?:eek:

The real problem is when it crashes and I need to reinstall, finding all the patches and updates.

[clean32]

as a "hobby" I have to maintain my sister-in-law's HP laptop that runs windows 3.10. Now that's old!

But then again, I've still got my Commodore Amiga in a box here somewhere.


are i remember my first company PC 8086 8mhz she was hot with twin 5" floppy drives and 1 meg of ram, i think she cost $9000 back then, gell pack cooled as well, first game, Dambusters. running DR dos

lol remember the PARK comand??

[clean32]

The real problem is when it crashes and I need to reinstall, finding all the patches and updates.

copy the win.ini and system.ini to a bootable flopy.

then, boot up on flopy and dos comand them back

[Utemad]

system
xp service pack 2

PIII processor
318MHz
384MB ram

pretty good eh

now need to check if this will run ozi explorer

Why not just install Ozi and find out?

I think it will run fine.

No mention of hardware specs but if it will run on a Win95 machine then you will be fine.




System Requirements

A PC running Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/Vista
For Upload/Download - Most Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance, Eagle, Brunton/Silva and MLR GPS receivers.
For Moving Map (real time tracking) Any GPS receiver which outputs NMEA 0183 sentences.
Maps of your particular area of the world which you purchase in digital form or can scan and calibrate yourself from paper charts.

[weeds]

Why not just install Ozi and find out?

I think it will run fine.

No mention of hardware specs but if it will run on a Win95 machine then you will be fine.

yes thats the way i read it, might just do that

just have to organise a copy of ozi explorer

as i don't have a battery for the laptop i will to sort out a 12V power supply first, problem is the laptop is 14V

[Disco_owner]

yes thats the way i read it, might just do that

just have to organise a copy of ozi explorer

as i don't have a battery for the laptop i will to sort out a 12V power supply first, problem is the laptop is 14V


Urm , PM sent.:angel:

[Utemad]

just have to organise a copy of ozi explorer

You can download a trial from their website to see how things run.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

You can download a trial from their website to see how things run.

You probably should do it legit. If everyone tries to rip it off then they will just stop building it... :(

[abaddonxi]

yes thats the way i read it, might just do that

just have to organise a copy of ozi explorer

as i don't have a battery for the laptop i will to sort out a 12V power supply first, problem is the laptop is 14V

I suspect that the laptop might not work without a battery. Even if the battery doesn't hold a significant or perceptible charge, the laptop won't start without it.

Dunno what a repack on the battery would cost, but I'd guess $50-60 at the very cheapest.

That and ram start to hike the price up.

Cheers
Simon

[weeds]

I suspect that the laptop might not work without a battery. Even if the battery doesn't hold a significant or perceptible charge, the laptop won't start without it.

Dunno what a repack on the battery would cost, but I'd guess $50-60 at the very cheapest.

That and ram start to hike the price up.

Cheers
Simon

the laptop starts up on 240V alright without the battery

you are right, i don't want to outlay two many $$$

[weeds]

I suspect that the laptop might not work without a battery. Even if the battery doesn't hold a significant or perceptible charge, the laptop won't start without it.

Dunno what a repack on the battery would cost, but I'd guess $50-60 at the very cheapest.

That and ram start to hike the price up.

Cheers
Simon

the laptop starts up on 240V alright without the battery

you are right, i don't want to outlay two many $$$ on the old the old laptop

[Utemad]

I'm using my Dell 6400 without a battery. However an older work laptop I had needed the battery to fire up. Even though its battery was cactus.

[abaddonxi]

Yeah, I have one Toshiba that needs the battery to run. My aged IBM runs without the battery, athough doing so can lead to a corrupted eprom on the motherboard, which can be a costly replacement.

Cheers
Simon

[Captain_Rightfoot]

This is legit Captain
You download a free trial that has limited features so you can see if it does what you want of it, then buy the full version. As I recall the full version is not very expensive anyway.

Yep, I tried it too. It is excellent for testing things out. I think there are some limitations though. You're right too, buying it isn't expensive.

[GregTD5]

Hi Weeds

I just replaced my 512 of RAM with 2 G for less than $60 from ebay, for a Toshiba Laptop.
Your more than welcome to have the old 512 if it suits your needs, might even have a spare battery there for an old Toshiba Satellite Pro, (model number forgotten) but purchased in about 2002.
I'm not home until later in the week, but PM me if your interested in the RAM.

Regards,

Greg