I am about to buy my first Laptop ... I need dual core min ... I interface with external hardware via serial port > 100000 baud (some USB) my programs do a lot of floating point ... up until now I have used desktop computers some slow (400 Mhz P2) some fast (AMD 3800+) ... I now need to operate in the field (backyard, on mountain trail or in a moving vehicle) ... my main concern is speed and serial ports (the more the better) I usually have 12 volts at 20+ amps (100 amp hours) available ... the new machines come with Vista (BAD) ... I would need to be able to change hard disks ... some times using Win 98 some times Win XP or even good old DOS ... so I need a machine that I can buy and change hard disks and put my DOS, Win98 or WinXP OS ... I would need video drivers for these OS's ?? ...
Is this doable?? ... and what would be a recommended Laptop to do this ...
Jim
Is this doable?? ... and what would be a recommended Laptop to do this ...
Jim