he could broadcast very far with very minimal equipment (I used to love amateur radio!). A real sign of a true-blue computer technician is if he could do everyday computing tasks with minimum hardware requirements inside his computer.I've been using a "silly" Asus Nova Lite computer which runs on a Mobile Celeron 900 (like that used in the Eee pc variety) which I got for around $300 (THB 10,000) in Bangkok. They're pretty advanced down there with a lot of choices for one's budget. I would have loved the Asus Nova P22 which looks the exactly the same but runs on a Core2Duo- yet the price is triple. As I said I prefer to make do with little ( got the other parts from my workplace junk). But don't count this "little guy" out since it has 1GB of RAM, 80GB Sata HDD, DVI out, a slim type slot-in DVD reader/writer, and built-in stereo speakers. What more can you ask for- it's a real bargain for a multi-media buff!
However, you should see the computer shops around here. See the picture of their front and their delivery transport! And with the daily 7 hour brownouts during these past months, imagine how they survive. Yet they do!
As an old proverb says: "Little means much when you place it in the Master's hand."