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From: Bob Havens on 26 Feb 2006 17:51 I have an elderly relative who is not computer literate and used a "Mail Station" for several years to send EMail. This is a device that allows one to send and receive EMail over the phone lines. It looks like a very small lap top but has no computer functions other than EMail. Her unit recently bit the dust due to a bad storm and she wanted to replace it. She was told at Best Buy that the units are no longer made. Does anyone know of anything that could replace it other than a lap top or desk top PC. All she needs is the Email function. Thanks, Bob Havens -- To reply by EMail: Delete -remove to reply- from my address
From: Henry Bemis on 26 Feb 2006 18:22 Have you tried ebay? http://cgi.ebay.com/MAIL-STATION-STANDARD-120-EMAIL-EASY_W0QQitemZ8769443100QQcategoryZ11188QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >I have an elderly relative who is not computer literate and used a "Mail >Station" for several years to send EMail. This is a device that allows one to >send and receive EMail over the phone lines. It looks like a very small lap >top but has no computer functions other than EMail. > > Her unit recently bit the dust due to a bad storm and she wanted to replace > it. She was told at Best Buy that the units are no longer made. > > Does anyone know of anything that could replace it other than a lap top or > desk top PC. All she needs is the Email function.
From: Bob Havens on 26 Feb 2006 18:46 Thanks for the suggestion. Ebay or Amazon may be the only solution. Bob Havens Henry Bemis wrote: > Have you tried ebay? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/MAIL-STATION-STANDARD-120-EMAIL-EASY_W0QQitemZ8769443100QQcategoryZ11188QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > >> I have an elderly relative who is not computer literate and used a >> "Mail Station" for several years to send EMail. This is a device >> that allows one to send and receive EMail over the phone lines. It >> looks like a very small lap top but has no computer functions other >> than EMail. Her unit recently bit the dust due to a bad storm and she >> wanted to >> replace it. She was told at Best Buy that the units are no longer >> made. Does anyone know of anything that could replace it other than a >> lap >> top or desk top PC. All she needs is the Email function.
From: Marten Kemp on 26 Feb 2006 19:03 Bob Havens wrote: > I have an elderly relative who is not computer literate and used a "Mail > Station" for several years to send EMail. This is a device that allows > one to send and receive EMail over the phone lines. It looks like a > very small lap top but has no computer functions other than EMail. > > Her unit recently bit the dust due to a bad storm and she wanted to > replace it. She was told at Best Buy that the units are no longer made. > > Does anyone know of anything that could replace it other than a lap top > or desk top PC. All she needs is the Email function. > > Thanks, > Bob Havens I have a probably-working[0] Cidco MailStation model DET1-01 that's totally excess to my current needs [1]. Free to a good home. Reply to marten [DOT] kemp [AT] earthlink [DOT] net You'll have to find an external 9V adapter for it, though. -------------------------------------------------------------- [0] It powers up and wants me to create a user account but the screen seems a little dim to me, but I've never seen another one for comparison purposes. I can't say anything about the internal modem or the printer port. [1] Yeah, I pick up miscellaneous stuff at thrift shops. At first glance I mistakenly identified the parallel port as a serial port and thought that I could do something interesting [2] with a null- modem cable and a Linux server. [2] For geekish values of 'interesting.' -- -- Marten Kemp (Fix name and ISP to reply) -=-=- .... "Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." -- Herman Goering * TagZilla 0.059 * http://tagzilla.mozdev.org
From: Bob Havens on 26 Feb 2006 19:20
Thank you Marten. The Mail Station is for my cousin who is currently in the hospital. I will keep your kind offer in mind. She probably has the power supply and it may be OK. Thanks, Bob Havens Marten Kemp wrote: > Bob Havens wrote: >> I have an elderly relative who is not computer literate and used a >> "Mail Station" for several years to send EMail. This is a device >> that allows one to send and receive EMail over the phone lines. It >> looks like a very small lap top but has no computer functions other >> than EMail. Her unit recently bit the dust due to a bad storm and she >> wanted to >> replace it. She was told at Best Buy that the units are no longer >> made. Does anyone know of anything that could replace it other than a >> lap >> top or desk top PC. All she needs is the Email function. >> >> Thanks, >> Bob Havens > > I have a probably-working[0] Cidco MailStation model DET1-01 > that's totally excess to my current needs [1]. Free to a good > home. Reply to marten [DOT] kemp [AT] earthlink [DOT] net > > You'll have to find an external 9V adapter for it, though. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > [0] It powers up and wants me to create a user account but the > screen seems a little dim to me, but I've never seen another one > for comparison purposes. I can't say anything about the internal > modem or the printer port. > [1] Yeah, I pick up miscellaneous stuff at thrift shops. At first > glance I mistakenly identified the parallel port as a serial port > and thought that I could do something interesting [2] with a null- > modem cable and a Linux server. > [2] For geekish values of 'interesting.' |