Re: Good low cost laptop for embedded work?

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Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:06:51 -0800

Joerg wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
>> For me, the lab is the penultimate stopping place for desktops before
>> they become one with the landfill -- why use a laptop at all?
>
>
>
> Yes, if it were just my lab. But then comes the time where things have
> to be tried out at the customer or sometimes in the field. The real
> field where the next power pole could be a couple miles behind the
> Klondike. Also, you have to fit it all into your carry-on, along with
> the nice slacks, shirt and tie for the final presentation to the big guys.
>
> Totally OT: Is there a version of your PID article that has the figures
> inside the text? I think that paper is just the ticket to show someone
> how feedback works in daily life. Seems they don't learn much of that at
> college nowadays.
>
> Regards, Joerg
>
> http://www.analogconsultants.com

Theoretically ESP magazine owns the rights to that. I need to get off
my fat ass and write another article that I can post with a clear
conscience.

-- 
Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

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