[Info-vax] OpenVMS books

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In article <20b7fcdb-6098-4908-8ac5-afc6c324ab9a at googlegroups.com>, seasoned_geek <roland at logikalsolutions.com> writes:
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>> Just my $0.02.  Does anybody have any pointers to a low-cost x86 laptop? =
> 17"
>> preferred.  I may ??? have found another Envy (used) but you never know.
>
>I'm typing this on an HP 355 G2 I picked up at Egg Head a few years ago. I =
>don't play sound on it so do not know about that. Battery life is atrocious=
>.. I also had to install my own RAM and replace the HD with an SSD just to g=
>et it sized correctly. Of course it is better because it is AMD.
>
>Seems like the malignant tumor which will one day end the human race is abo=
>ut the only place to find them now.
>
>https://www.amazon.com/HP-K4K27UT-ABA-15-6-Inch-A8-6410/dp/B00P2D3J62
>
>Wow! They want more for a used one than I paid for this one new! Just over =
>$300 when I bought it new.
>
>Can we find the engineering titan who decided to put touch pads in front of=
> the space bar where people like to wrest their wrists while typing and ste=
>rilize the entire family tree?
>
>While it is far too small for your size requirements, the best I've ever ow=
>ned for durability and batter life is my Acer Aspire One 722.
>
>https://www.cnet.com/products/acer-aspire-one-722/specs/
>
>I haven't measured battery life since I boosted it to 8Gig of RAM and put a=
>n SSD in it but it used to reliably last 10 hours writing books and typing =
>emails.
>
>Back when I didn't care what I paid for a laptop _and_ they were the only b=
>rand with a numeric keypad on the right, I used to only buy Pro-star.
>
>http://www.pro-star.com/INDEX.PHP?r=3Dproduct/index&filter=3D15
>
>Some of the most bullet proof laptops I've ever owned and they had really g=
>reat keyboards. This 355 G2 makes my fingers sore after a few hours. Nothin=
>g-but-air chicklets are made for people who never learned to move their fin=
>gers.
>
>There are days I miss my 35lb singer sewing machine with its 9" tube type m=
>onitor. sigh...

I didn't have the battery in my Envy.  The battery life on it was just as, if
not more, atrocious that yours I wager.  I have one sitting on my pile that's
swelled to about 1/5 inches from what should be aabout .5 inch.  The Envy was
used primarily at my desk and occasionally at a rocket launch site to run an
OpenRocket simulation.  The car I have has 115Vac outlet, so again the battery
is not an issue.

Anyway, I've found a similar Envy on eBay dirt cheap.  All I will need to do
when I get it is removed its defective WEENDOZE infested drive and install my
two drives (Linux and vtAlpha-OpenVMS).
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