nec mobilepro 750c

[ratdude747]

well, i got a new toy...

i found it in a junk bin for 5 bux. no cords or battery.

i bought it becase it looked fun...

but, all i can find online is the AC cord. no battery, serial/vga dongle cords. i would like to use it... it looks fun.

wikipedia says its the rarest one onthe market

any advice? anybody got one?

ps- ebay has a used one on auction w/battery... 6days lefty, no bids. maybe i caould start there...

pps- any suggestions on a linux for it?

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

never mind, only 16mb of rom... ill have to make a 9v cord for it.

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

crap, made a cord, charging light came on, no post.

well, i should have saved up for an eee pc 700

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

hey, im dumb... battery lock switch was unlocked, flipped the switch, it runs.

now to find a battery...

[NxB]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

It runs winCE 2.0. I don't think you can load linux onto it. Depends on how much access it gives you to the rom. This thing is going to be sloooooow. I don't think its worth the $5.

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

it has a cf slot, and a pc card slot. i was thinking a school note-taking machine, but maybe not.

i think its cool.

i wish i could afford a Sony Vaio P series. those rock.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

You know.
If you stopped spends $5 here, and $5 there, on CRAP you might be able to afford a real computer.

[NxB]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

$20 will probably get you a decent PDA on ebay. Old palm or CE units that aren't CE 2.0 PDAs kind of fell by the wayside with iphone and blackberries. My phone plays XVID movies full speed and its not even worth $100. Monochrome palm pilots are probably worth $25-30 at best.

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

see my new thread... i already have pda's but this has a keyboard.

[kc8adu]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

got in a 780 at the shop.
thinking of using it for aprs.

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

yeah, the 780 at least has 3rd party batteries available... none for the 750c.

[NxB]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

These are still going for money, you might get your $5 back if you sell it on ebay.

[ratdude747]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

nah, i might make a battery for it out of rechargeable AA batteries...

edit- found a battery!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-MobilPro-750...#ht_1901wt_957

i might make an offer...

[kc8adu]

Re: nec mobilepro 750c

just get 2 new 18650's and CAREFULLY!! rebuild yours.
surprisingly the original battery is good in mine.