DBugHuntR

Howdy, I've worked as a Software / Firmware Quality Assurance Engineer for several companies and development groups, and Newport (they make Lasers and a ton of related stuff) used Gateway (or Dell) Laptops on their test racks and simply added a GPIB or Digital PCMCIA card to interface with the equipment. It worked out real well because the warrenty went along with the computer when it was re-sold, so if there were any problems, with it, it was fixed or replaced right away. . I also just saw some very groovy enclosures, specifically designed for all kindza industrial applications in the Hoffman catalog... (do a search using "enclosure" & Hoffman") but the stuff is rather expensive... Not as much as a new computer tho... Enjoy life, it's way better than all the alternatives !