> Not so easy to find over here. It also then pushes you to have backups
> for each which means networking them which means more cables, bigger
> tape drive, invariably Win98 only etc. etc.
Laptop backup is 1 CD. No need to tape, and it can be done via network :) os
can be a problem indeed, but trust me none of the software we have now will
run on a palm or pocket PC. too bad really.
> With a Palm or whatever at last the OS is in ROM and you only have to
> worry about the 'small' additional software.
Of course no one has the software yet :)
> One day :-))
Yes indeed. I would rather have wirelessly networked instruments and either
one or two standalone PCs (terminals, essentially) or a bunch of pocket pcs.
This solves backup problem too. We're heading towards wireless electronic
lab notebooks anyway, so that's coming anyway.
A.G.E.
