laptop, or is it a notebook?

and what about those things on the screen

[SuzyUK]

OK I'm definitely not techie minded ..I have the chance to get/purchase? a toshiba satellite pro 4200..It's doing all I want it to, (and yes I've noticed the noisy fan)

and I'm online at the minute...thoughts as to a reasonable 2nd hand price?

oh and it's got windows 98 again not familiar with...how do I get rid of those pictures that keep appearing (not a screensaver)...they're "walking" across the screen regardless...:(!

I need it(laptop/notebook) to access internet and be able to install my text editors onto...for a year or 2 anyway... will it do?

sorry for curt post but it's really difficult to use a keyboard you're not familiar with...:)

Suzy

[Alphawolf]

and I'm online at the minute...thoughts as to a reasonable 2nd hand price?

Check prices on Ebay. Found one with following specs going for $550-$650:

INTEL Mobile Pentium III 500MHZ MMX PROCESSOR
Brilliant LARGE 14.1" TFT ACTIVE 1024X768 DISPLAY
Big space 12GB HARD DRIVE
192MB high performance Synchronous DRAM, upgraded from 64MB base memory
S3 Savage IX 8MB 128-bit bitBLT graphic accelerator with TV OUT port
Built-in 16bit Sound with integrated speakers and input/output/Microphone jacks
Built-in 56k V90 Fax/Modem
Built-in Fast 8X DVD-ROM / 24X CD-ROM
Built-in 1.44MB Floppy drive
Working Litium-Ion Battery
Comes with external charger/AC Adapter
84 key with 12 function keyboard with Trackpoint mouse
USB 4 pins port
InfraRed Transceiver supports wireless file and data transfer

Regards,

AW

[Alphawolf]

oh and it's got windows 98 again not familiar with...how do I get rid of those pictures that keep appearing (not a screensaver)...they're "walking" across the screen regardless...

Hmm. Sounds odd. Sure it's not screensaver? Do a search for SpyBot, download it- click the update then run it.

Also, a good amount of RAM is more important in a notebook. If Win98 runs out of memory and starts to use your hard drive as 'virtual memory' it will drain the battery a bit more quickly.

If all you will run on it are text editors- sure why wouldn't it do it?

I ran WinNT Server on my Toshiba Satellite Pro 420 w/ P90 and 32 Meg RAM a while ago. ;)

It was a tad slow, but I preferred it over Win98.

Good luck.

AW