Any reason you don't want a tablet? Or even a cellphone?

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012, Mark Mitchell wrote:

> I'm planning a long bike trip starting next Sat (10 days 600+mi). In getting
> my gear together, there's one piece of equipment that I don't have that
> would really be useful.
> Does anyone here have a netbook I could borrow or buy for cheap ($100-ish)?
>  A borrowed machine could be returned after Sept 10.
> 
> Specs: All I need is something that'll run a full web browser (google maps
> and http://bikeroutetoaster.com are required), downloading podcasts via
> sftp/rsync, decent wifi, and good battery life (it'll spend most of it's
> time off, but longer life means I have to stop to recharge less often).
> 
> If you've got something that fits the bill, please contact me off-list.
> 
> 
>


-Yaron

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