If I'm unwilling to buy a laptop just for my VAG-COM, what are my options? Can I
05-15-2003, 02:51 PM
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If I'm unwilling to buy a laptop just for my VAG-COM, what are my options? Can I
make/buy a cable to run it to my desktop (inconvenient, but way cheaper than a laptop) or should I just buy a cheap-o monitor for my old AMD-K6/350 desktop tower sitting in my garage?
05-15-2003, 04:53 PM
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Get an old 640x480 beater laptop
I bet you could find one that is so outdated someone may just give it to you. Otherwise, you could probably find one for under 100 bucks. CD-ROM and a Serial Port are all you really need.
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Why do you need a CD-ROM?
VAG-COM fits on a single floppy! :-)
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05-15-2003, 05:14 PM
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You can do any of those!
A desktop old/unused desktop PC in the garage is not a bad way to go.
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05-15-2003, 05:45 PM
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i've got an old beater that I spent some time reinstalling win98se on
no one who said they wanted it initially has emailed me back - i'll let it go for $75 +s/h from CT... if you want?
P133, 32MB RAM, CD-ROM, Win98se... serial port? ;-)
P133, 32MB RAM, CD-ROM, Win98se... serial port? ;-)
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05-15-2003, 10:35 PM
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Yah I bought a great laptop for 100 bucks. From a vw friend of a friend. Nec versa.. mmx 133.
Put my bentley manual and my vag-com software with excel. It runs great.... The nec versa has swapable drives. So I put the two batteries in at once. Even tho they are kinda of old, I still get 2 hours of battery life.
So glad to have a laptop working again and doing some logs..
jaime
So glad to have a laptop working again and doing some logs..
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05-16-2003, 06:00 AM
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See this page
<ul><li><a href="http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/faq_3.html#Transfer">Q: How do I permanently move VAG-COM from one PC to another?</a></li></ul>
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