Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:24:39 +0000 From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?
Hi Neil and All, neil barnes wrote: > > >Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:11:02 +0000 > >From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Some answers please? > > > >Hi All, > > > >I'm about the become the proud owner of a 50CT (32M) with all the basic > >bits and will need a 12V power supply for it. > > You'll need a 15v supply, not 12v. I can't plough my way through the Maplin > site - it doesn't format properly on my browser - but any of the switch-mode > 15v 2a supplies will work. It must be regulated though, not one of the > 'transformer and two diodes' types. [T2] Ah, that would be a replacement for the std PSU? I hope my 50CT has the std PSU with it? What I'm looking for (and I didn't make it clear in my first post) is a 'device' for running my Libby 'from' 12VDC as in my car / motorbike etc? (Do I take it then that the Toshiba Car adapter is a 12>15V DC converter (inverter)?) > > >Where would be the best place, what sort of price please (I'm in the UK) > >(model number?) (nothing on eBay at the moment)? > > > >Also, is there any reason why I *shouldn't* install W95 (OSR2?) on it > >(It's got RedHatV(?) on it at the moment) in the hope that it would do > >all I need (just Win95/98 GPS map routing software (Mapsource) and > >digital still camera offloads) and that's the sort of OS that was around > > Only matters of taste :) > > >when the Libby was first out? (wasn't it?) > > The 50 was supplied with W95 or W95b. It can be a little slow with w98 - > e.g. it won't play mp3 without stuttering, though 95 will. On the other > hand, there are shutdown problems sometimes with msgsvr32.exe in 95. 98 has > a much quicker shutdown. [T2] I've have / had more shutdown problems with W98SE than any of them (on desktop machines that is) ! > > > > >Lastly, rather than taking the Mini port extender with me when we are > >out on our motorcycle / camping trips, I thought about using a PCMCIA to > >Serial card to provide a COM: port.? Can anyone see any problems with > >that? > > > >All the best and I thank you for your time in advance .. > > > >T i m (London) ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
