25-10-2006, 18:44
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FIRST's Spare, Queuer & Tech guy =)
AKA: Mike M. / Mouse =)
no team (FRC Volunteer)
Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Staten Island, NYC
Posts: 1,504
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Re: Dell laptop serial port
I must say I have 3 Dell Inspirion Laptops 1150, 5160 and 8500. Out of the 3 laptops I have had a nice portion of problems of course these laptops I bought were refurbished so anything that can go wrong will go wrong. I don't have any regrets though only because the warranty is as good as gold but their tech support is as good as ****. Aside from that I'm a happy customer I also previously owned their MP3 Player and I currently own the Dell A920 Printer/Scanner/Copier and have had no problems with those items.
Getting back to the topic though there are quite a few laptops that come with the DB9 as a standard option much like the 3 1/2" Floppy Drive. If all you are doing with the laptop is programming and "nothing" else (e.g. 3d Studio Max, Web Page Design) Take a ride to the local Second Chance store and see if they have a fairly newish but not completely oldish laptop they are selling that comes with the DB9 Port for a decent price. You will be surprised at what you can find in a Second Hand / Chance Store.
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Past FIRST Robotics Events that I proudly volunteered at: FLL: NY State Competition '03
FRC: NYC Remote Kickoff '04 & NYC Regionals '04-'15 ,'10-'13 & NJ Regionals '06-'10, Finger Lakes Regional '09 & SBPLI Regional '08-'15 and the World Championship in '05 (Galileo Field) '07 (Newton Field) '09 (Practice Fields Attendant / FTA(A)), CeBIT Convention in '04 & NextFEST in '06 both held @ the Javitts Center, Monty Madness '07-'10, Panda-monium '08, B.Eruption '08 & '09, Ramp Riot '08, PARC '09 & '10, BR^2 '09 & Wol. Inv. '09 -'15
2015 FIRST Robotics Off Season Events that I hope to volunteer at: Where is Wolcott Invitational 2015 FIRST Robotics Events that I will be volunteering at: SBPLI Reg. & Championships Volunteer Resume: Alt & Lead Team Queuer, Field Repair/Reset, Field Setup/Breakdown, Spare Parts Attendant, Field Power Controller/Score Keeper, Co-Emcee & Official Scorer, Control System Advisor, FIRST Tech Advisor Assistant & recently Practice Field Attendant.
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