[SGVLUG] Need a decrepit laptop

[Claude Felizardo]

On 10/3/06, Dustin Laurence <dustin at laurences.net> wrote:
> OK, I finally bought that VW diesel.  Now I need to track down an old
> laptop with a serial port to run the (MS-only argh) diagnostic software
> on.  Anyone have one they want to get rid of cheap?  No laptop (almost)
> is too obsolete to be worth considering--I don't want to like the laptop
> enough to hesitate using it with greasy fingers. :-)
>
> Dustin

Which MS OS's are required?  Will the app work with a USB/serial port adapter?