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Micro-laptop for field astronomy
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I recently got a GPD micro-laptop for engineering work travel. It is gobs of fun. Just don't forget your reading glasses. I got the cheapest model and have been really impressed with it. Due to a recent shoulder surgery, I haven't tried an occultation with it yet. I do have APCC-Pro, SharpCap and everything else installed on it with no problems. At home I plug a big screen, big keyboard and mouse into it. Works just like any other Windows PC. "Always take the high road. There's less traffic." Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii
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Roland Christen
Nice!
Roland
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From: Christopher Erickson <christopher.k.erickson@...> To: ap-gto@groups.io Sent: Wed, Dec 7, 2022 7:34 pm Subject: [ap-gto] Micro-laptop for field astronomy I recently got a GPD micro-laptop for engineering work travel. It is gobs of fun. Just don't forget your reading glasses.
I got the cheapest model and have been really impressed with it. Due to a recent shoulder surgery, I haven't tried an occultation with it yet. I do have APCC-Pro, SharpCap and everything else installed on it with no problems.
At home I plug a big screen, big keyboard and mouse into it. Works just like any other Windows PC.
"Always take the high road. There's less traffic."
Observatory Engineer
Summit Kinetics
Waikoloa, Hawaii
-- Roland Christen Astro-Physics
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 at 20:34, Christopher Erickson <christopher.k.erickson@...> wrote:
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Worsel
Chris
That's amazing packaged in the size of a small tablet! Bryan
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USB-3, USB-C and a native DB-9 serial port! So many things I do require talking to astronomy, scientific and networking equipment via an RS-232 terminal connection. And the keyboard is backlit and the keys have a satisfying CLICK instead of a THUD. And an 8 hour battery life. Gorilla Glass screen and a thick-walled, extra-heavy-duty chassis. And I can put it in a back pocket while I climb around inside professional observatories and telescopes. And sit on it without fear of hurting it! "Always take the high road. There's less traffic." Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii
Chris
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Christopher M
It looks like an oversized flip-phone for us old fogies who know flip-phones but needed a bigger keypad for texting....
Cool. My biggest concern would be the small screen size. I have a hard enough time reading the screen on my 15" laptop, let alone my smartphone. C
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I have been looking for the ideal travel case or bag for it. One that has a compartment for reading glasses!
On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 1:29 PM Christopher M <mirfak@...> wrote: It looks like an oversized flip-phone for us old fogies who know flip-phones but needed a bigger keypad for texting....
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Christopher M
Update. Found a vid on this portable one: https://youtu.be/BGGOn-H7s3Q
:) Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy Solstice everyone! Christopher
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Yves Laroche
😅
Le 19 déc. 2022 10 h 27, Christopher M <mirfak@...> a écrit : Update. Found a vid on this portable one: https://youtu.be/BGGOn-H7s3Q
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Hahahahahaha Karen AP
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Yves Laroche
😅
Le 19 déc. 2022 10 h 27, Christopher M <mirfak@...> a écrit :
-- Karen Christen Astro-Physics
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