Anyone know about "old" laptops?

[StormShadow]

A customer gave me a Sharp PC 9030 today. I know it's an old POS (its heavy like the big dictionary at the library) but I was wondering if I could do anything with it. I would need to buy a power supply for about $50 and was wondering if it would be worth that for me to just be able to hook up win xp and run wireless internet just for surfing. I did a google and searched yahoo but only came up with memory upgrades. Looks like you can only upgrade to about 32mb.

[dboat]

A customer gave me a Sharp PC 9030 today. I know it's an old POS (its heavy like the big dictionary at the library) but I was wondering if I could do anything with it. I would need to buy a power supply for about $50 and was wondering if it would be worth that for me to just be able to hook up win xp and run wireless internet just for surfing. I did a google and searched yahoo but only came up with memory upgrades. Looks like you can only upgrade to about 32mb.

throw it out.. as far as you can..

dont ask question, just do it. NOW!! :evil

Dana

[Tex Arcana]

With only 32mb ram you're not going to be able to run XP on it, maybe Win98. Do you know what processor it has, HD capacity, etc? If you can squeeze 98 on it, you might be able to run some tuner software, if they have 98 versions.

I tried to find the info via Google, but all I could find was battery vendors. :\

[L-Fever]

throw it out.. as far as you can..

dont ask question, just do it. NOW!! :evil

Dana

This is very good advice!:tu:

[StormShadow]

Ok guys thanks its in the trash now.

[Wht95Lightning]

Ok guys thanks its in the trash now.

Wait! Laptops are really fun to shoot with big guns. :evil

[Silver_2000]

It would be a money pit - cant run ANY OS from te past 8 years on it ...
To repeat the sage advice of others ...
Its junk

[Moonshine]

Same question, different laptop. I have an opportunity to buy a Panasonic Toughbook CF-73 pretty cheap. This would be a year old hand-me-down. We use CF-27's and CF-29's in our cars, and they work well.

[Silver_2000]

Same question, different laptop. I have an opportunity to buy a Panasonic Toughbook CF-73 pretty cheap. This would be a year old hand-me-down. We use CF-27's and CF-29's in our cars, and they work well.

Heres the specs
http://panasonic.portablecomputersystems.com/s_TB73.pdf

If you can get 2 Ill buy one..
That should answer your question :evil

The fact that the 74 is still for sale on Panasonics site should answer your question as well
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelList?storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&catGroupId=12871

[Moonshine]

Heres the specs
http://panasonic.portablecomputersystems.com/s_TB73.pdf

If you can get 2 Ill buy one..
That should answer your question :evil

Cool, thanks. I'll ask about a 2nd one. Trying to line up work for Boss Help. Check your cell voice mail.

[Silver_2000]

Cool, thanks. I'll ask about a 2nd one. Trying to line up work for Boss Help. Check your cell voice mail.

Thanks for thinking of me - No problem on giving out the phone number

Ill try to call later

[Moonshine]

No problem on giving out the phone number


Cool. Done. You can expect a call from mi madre. But she's much closer to you than the last referral. :tu: