[geeks] portability problem

[James]

doesnt your cam have a video out port? A cheappie portable color TV would
work great.

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On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 ward at zilla.nu wrote:

> In October, the wife and I are taking a rather lengthy roadtrip during
> which we hope to take hundreds of photos.  We'll be using a digital
> camera for snapshots and a nice SLR for everything else.
> 
> As we'll be camping most of the way and won't have security or power,
> I'd like to avoid carrying my thinkpad A20.  It's light and fun, but I
> don't want to risk losing it.  Not to mention the $99 car charger cost.
> 
> Yes, I could get it covered by my homeowner's insurance, but I would
> rather not risk losing it at all.
> 
> Anyway, I'm considering just buying a ton of smartmedia and not dumping
> anything to a computer until we return.  However, we'd like to see some
> of the shots on something other than the LCD before we drive off, just
> to see if we need better lighting, etc.
> 
> I think some cheap and very light PC would do me well, and just consider 
> it a potentially lost item.  Does anyone still make 486-based Librettos
> or PC104 machines?  Even 8bit display would be better than nothing, and
> I'd rather not risk even the cost of a cheap color PDA or something.
> I'm talking $150 and less.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Reagen
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