[Coco] Laptop Conversion for Coco

[Mark Marlette]

At 10:26 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote:

Steve,

Do the laptop(s) have a PCMCIA port? 68 pin slot a bit larger than the size 
of a credit card.

Not much of an emulator guy. I have most of them but I spend most of my 
time on the real thing.

So far none of them are like the real thing...... Some better than others. 
Jeff's debugger is GREAT.

Mark


>I'm looking for some advice from the hardware experts here.
>
>I have two old IBM 360CSE laptops with decent hard drives, one running Win 
>3.1 and the other running Win95, and both having floppy access only - no 
>CD drives.  I want to be able to make at least one of these into a Coco 
>emulator to take on the road with me.  Right now neither can access the 
>internet - no modem nor network card.
>
>As a first step in the conversion to an emulated Coco, I'd like to have 
>internet connectivity so I can download emulator files.  Is there a 
>network card made for these old laptops?  I'm sure there has to be a modem 
>available for slow speed access.  Where would I look (eBay?), and what do 
>I look for?  I'd prefer a broadband connection via network card, but will 
>settle for a modem if that is the only available option.  I do have a 
>fairly bulky interface kit to connect optional equipment to these laptops, 
>but an internal network card or modem would be preferred.
>
>Mark, can Cloud 9 get any of these parts, or do this conversion for me?
>
>Thanks everyone for the help!
>
>-- Steve --
>
>
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