>I need to write a "narrative" to my supervisor’s boss explaining why I need a laptop computer to use developing VFP applications. I am using one now but it is a "shared" resource with my supervisor. It’s not working as well as you might hope.<g> What are the advantages of developing on a laptop that I could express?
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>On a related note, what is a good laptop? What sort of extras are beneficial? What should I watch out for? Is NT a good OS on one? Thanks!


Hi Jim!

As Alex and Cindy have noted, a laptop allows you to be mobile. Imagine sitting in a meeting at a client's office (in your case, a county agency) and they ask for a small modification. You do it right there before the meeting is over.

As for the OS, don't settle for anything other than Windows 2000. It's much more stable than 9x or NT and WindowsMe is worthless.