[SGVLUG] Need a decrepit laptop

[Michael Proctor-Smith]

On 10/3/06, Dustin Laurence <dustin at laurences.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 03:08:08PM -0700, Claude Felizardo wrote:
> > 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?
>
> Doesn't much matter.  '95 or newer.  No, that copy of 3.1 you've been
> dying to use again won't work....
>
> > ...Will the app work with a USB/serial port
> > adapter?
>
> Under Windows, probably.  However, some people have gotten it to work
> under Wine, so I definitely plan to try that.  However...under Linux you
> have to use the serial port.  So very unlikely that way.
>
> If it has to run That Other OS, it will, but I'd be happier if it ran a
> Linux.  Plus there is an open-source scanning tool for generic OBD II
> interfaces (i.e. not all the cool VW-specific stuff VAG-COM does) that I
> want to try:
>
> http://freediag.sourceforge.net/
>
> I believe Freediag also only uses the serial port.  Another reason to
> make sure it has a serial port and is reasonably Linux-compatible....
>
> Dustin

I have a one that is I have not turned on in years last I think it had
a single green vertical line. I could dig it out if you are
interested. 8MB ram and like 100-120 MHz. I Guess if you don't
it is up for grabs.