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08-19-2006, 07:37 PM
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Rivet Master 
2017 27' Flying Cloud
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Altoona
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,644
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I ended up with an AVerMedia card for the TV tuner and the system works very well. I have not tackled the speaker solution yet but probally just get a good set of computer speakers with amp and base. My hearing is not real sharp so I can not see spending a lot on a speaker system.
I am still researching wireless technology. I like to have the internet avalible so we'll see how that goes
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08-24-2006, 06:12 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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Just wondering
Is there ANYONE out there that uses the Airstream as that special place just to get away from it all?
Now I do appreciate all the neat stuff out there....but what are you REALLY doing out there "boondocking" or "on the road" with computers. cell phones, WIFI equiped, Satellite capable, HD LCD, infared, Generator back up'ed, microwaved, IPOD Ituned, downloaded, GPS located and directed, etc., etc.
Don't jump on me! I am curious about it. I remember those days of no AC, campfires (actually cooked on them), sleeping bags and peeing behind the trees. Great time....Try it just for the heck of it.
Heading out this weekend....Airstream, a folding chair, cooler and a guitar. 
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08-24-2006, 06:27 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1973 31' Sovereign
Maryville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 85
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You will be fine. I use this combo all the time. I recommend for cost/value both an Averatec laptop and Haupage WinUSB TV tuner.
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09-03-2006, 02:12 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Excella
Bowie
, Maryland
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,345
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Originally Posted by Melody Ranch
Is there ANYONE out there that uses the Airstream as that special place just to get away from it all?
Now I do appreciate all the neat stuff out there....but what are you REALLY doing out there "boondocking" or "on the road" with computers. cell phones, WIFI equiped, Satellite capable, HD LCD, infared, Generator back up'ed, microwaved, IPOD Ituned, downloaded, GPS located and directed, etc., etc.
Don't jump on me! I am curious about it. I remember those days of no AC, campfires (actually cooked on them), sleeping bags and peeing behind the trees. Great time....Try it just for the heck of it.
Heading out this weekend....Airstream, a folding chair, cooler and a guitar. |
Well, some would argue that having an RV at all isn't really getting away from it all. 
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1995 Airstream Classic 30' Excella 1000
2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab with Cummins 6.7L Diesel
Sold but not forgotten: 1991 Airstream B190
Sold: 2006 F-250 6.0L Powerstroke Supercab
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09-08-2006, 08:03 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1986 34' Excella
Austin
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 108
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Opted for the 15 screen over the 17
Alan: If you ever second guess yourself and wonder if you should have gotten the 17-- don't. You certainly made the right choice. The seventeen inch screen is just too much of a battery hog. Even if you don't think you will ever use the laptop outside or away from power, you never know. Believe me, the difference it amazing. I traded mine straight out for a 15 and I am so much more pleased.
Waynon
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09-08-2006, 09:13 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 19' Safari
1968 24' Tradewind
Rural
, Delaware
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,476
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Originally Posted by Melody Ranch
Is there ANYONE out there that uses the Airstream as that special place just to get away from it all?
Now I do appreciate all the neat stuff out there....but what are you REALLY doing out there "boondocking" or "on the road" with computers. cell phones, WIFI equiped, Satellite capable, HD LCD, infared, Generator back up'ed, microwaved, IPOD Ituned, downloaded, GPS located and directed, etc., etc.
Don't jump on me! I am curious about it. I remember those days of no AC, campfires (actually cooked on them), sleeping bags and peeing behind the trees. Great time....Try it just for the heck of it.
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I REALLY like all (well, most) of that stuff, and prefer to take it with me. We live in a house in the woods, cook outside year round, and routinely have campfires in the front yard, so the Airstream is equally as high tech as our home. But, wherever I am, I will always prefer to take a wizz outside. 
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04-22-2007, 06:22 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
Americus
, Georgia
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 12
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Has anyone put a hard drive in a cabinet and used awireless router with the tv input as your screen/
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04-22-2007, 07:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2001 34' Limited
The State of
, Ohio
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,605
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Bruce, with all due respect, I have no idea what your talking about.
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Maurice
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04-22-2007, 09:30 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Devils Lake
, North Dakota
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 169
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IMO opt out of MicroSoft all together and go with the Linux operating systems
and FireFox browsers.
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11-13-2009, 01:30 PM
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Obsessed with Moonunit
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.7 Metre
Love It Here
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 957
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What I want for Christmas
Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would post this here. It looks like no one has mentioned new laptop products in a while. 
Looks like you could take this one on a hike!! Enjoy!
Rolltop - Future Designer laptop
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Leigh (IB Aluminated)
"When a great ship is in harbour and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for." by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, author of ‘Women Who Run With the Wolves’
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08-09-2010, 08:18 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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NO WI-FI in my 1956
Guess What This Is!
This is a relic from a time, when we weren't required to
remember so much "stuff"! My, how things have changed!
Hint: picture was taken in 1956...
Answer below...
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It's a hard disk drive from 1956,... with 5 MB of storage.
In September, 1956, IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, their first
'SUPER' computer with a hard disk drive (HDD).
The HDD weighed over a ton and stored a 'whopping' 5 MB of
data.
Sort of makes you appreciate your 80 GB memory stick a
little more, now, doesn't it?
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"If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted
then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production."
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