[Coco] Laptop Conversion for Coco

Steve Ostrom smostrom at mn.rr.com
Wed Feb 2 23:26:54 EST 2005


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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