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printing on the road

#5752
From: Jeff Crowder
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 15:29
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My brother owns a pest control business.  He wants a system which will
handle his (simple) record keeping, billing, etc.  Here's the rub; he
wants to be able to take the pc on the road with him in his truck and
do his paperwork on-site which INCLUDES printing estimates and
Inspection Reports.  He needs to do everything from the cab of his
truck.

Is there a luggable with a built-in printer which can operate on battery
or 12 volt dc power?

What other portable pc/portable printer combinations might be
appropriate?

I suggested he might be able to just use a fax card (since most of his
clients have fax machines) but he is concerned about access to phone
lines from the field.  Can the typical fax/modem card work via cellular
phone and/or pay phone?

Please reply to jcrowder@morse.cns.vt.edu

Thanks,

Jeff
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From: jcrowder@morse.cns.vt.edu (Jeff Crowder)
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Subject: printing on the road
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