Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

2016-10-27 Thread Diana Tomchick via Texascavers
sue. > What do you think? > > > > From: Diana Tomchick via Texascavers > To: Cave Tex > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 12:24 PM > Subject: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping > > I’m preparing to purchase a new Windows laptop that will be used for cav

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

2016-10-27 Thread Diana Tomchick via Texascavers
Actually, I wasn’t planning on taking the computer *into* the cave… After some discussion with people at work, I’ve decided that the extra expense and lowered battery life of a touchscreen isn’t worth it for my purposes. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

2016-10-27 Thread Jon via Texascavers
do you think? From: Diana Tomchick via Texascavers To: Cave Tex Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 12:24 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping I’m preparing to purchase a new Windows laptop that will be used for cave mapping, along with other tasks. Is there

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

2016-10-27 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
The few people I've seen actually using a computer in-cave for mapping have used something smaller than a laptop, like a PDA (Palm Pilot, etc.) or even an old Android cell phone. I wonder how an actual laptop would hold up. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Thu, October 27, 2016 1:24 pm, Diana T

[Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

2016-10-27 Thread Diana Tomchick via Texascavers
I’m preparing to purchase a new Windows laptop that will be used for cave mapping, along with other tasks. Is there any particular reason why I might want to get a laptop with a touch screen? It appears to me that it only adds extra weight to the laptop without adding great functionality (I per