<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=740143921-27122001><FONT face=Arial>Hi = Joe,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=740143921-27122001><FONT face=Arial>I've been = looking at these, but they don't seem to have an internal microphone.  Do you have to = attach a mic when you use it?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=740143921-27122001><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=740143921-27122001><FONT = face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph Alkana<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 26, 2001 5:08 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Reyburn RCT computer platforms.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Rich,</DIV> <DIV>My current machine is an older Sony VAIO 505TS.  Size = is 10.2" x 0.87" x 8.2". At 2.69 lbs it finds a home just about anywhere on a = piano, on a bench, chair, coffee table, floor,  anywhere. If you can find = one of these machines reconditioned I believe it will be well worth the price = of usually less than $900. I never rely on the battery as using the = customers electricity with an .89 cent extension cord serves me well. I'm = curious as to why so many electronic tuners find it necessary to want their = machines located right on top of them? They work just fine a few feet away if = it makes it more convenient to place them that way  for a given piano. = Sometimes you have to move them around just to get a reading anyhow, so = strapping one down with a cumbersome gizmo just doesn't seem handy to me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Of course we're all still  * w a i t i n g * for = RCT to be available in a handheld computer. Seems like the next logical machine = for me. I'd put my beer down and go out in the shop to weigh my = <EM>COMPAQ</EM>  iPAC  pocket pc on the gram scale, but it sure couldn't be very = much. Now that will be portability and convenience!</DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A = href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rsnelson@bwsys.net = href="mailto:rsnelson@bwsys.net">Richard Oliver Snelson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 26, = 2001 4:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Reyburn RCT computer = platforms.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I'm currently running RCT on a 15" Sony Vaio FX370 = laptop and wish to<BR>find a smaller weight and screen size laptop for it. I = wish to stay with<BR>the PC Windows systems. Your suggestions = please?<BR>PCG-SR33K has been suggested. or the SR17.<BR><BR>What is you favorite place = to put the laptop when tuning?<BR>Have you invented a bracket that works?<BR>Rich<BR>Oliver Piano Services<BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>