For Peter and anyone considering a "laptop":
Base your choice of a laptop or notebook computer upon the uses you
plan for it. Most people underestimate this aspect and realize after
they have made the purchase that they would like to do more. I have
recently purchased a Toshiba with hard drive and four meg of RAM,
expandable to twenty. I am quite pleased with it, but I also use it for
many different tasks. Think well in advance, research the market, and
then talk to others using them. Your initial investment might be more
than anticipated, but you will get more for your money in the long run.
Doug Cupples
The University of Memphis
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 22:49:23 -0400 (EDT)
>From: peter c holloran <pch@world.std.com>
>Subject: Re: Research Techniques
>
> The last time I was doing research at the Massachusetts Historical
>Society, I was the only one of a dozen people in the reading room to use
>paper and pen. Everyone else had a laptop. I would also be very interested
>to hear practical hints on which brand to purchase (price, problems, etc.)
>and to know if a laptop is accepted in most archives and libraries.
>Peter Holloran, New England Historical Association