[aprssig] Tablet PC and APRS

[Gregg Wonderly]

Jim Lux wrote:
> The big problem with a tablet PC (at least the HP TC1100 I have, but I 
> suspect that this is a generic issue) is the lack of a serial port.  
> Tablets are designed to be handheld without a lot of wires hanging from 
> them.  Mine has a pair of USBs, a PCMCIA slot and network jacks, etc., 
> but no serial or parallel port.

There is now a USB APRS oriented TNC called the musbtnt.  Search on the web to 
find out more about, or go to http://www.elcom.gr/ to see the manufacturers home 
page.

Gregg Wonderly
W5GGW