The gateway laptop idea is looking like a bust because I cannot find a working power supply…yet. Also, I will have to employ a lot of duct tape as the front battery it cannot function without keeps shooting out of it like a mortar because the retaining clip is broken.
I have a Compaq LTE-5000 that would do the trick but I am NOT sending a collector's item with an irreplaceable hard drive across the country. Not going to happen.
I may have to build up a small, mini-tower DOS/Win98 system at the office and send that instead. I think I have an old ASUS motherboard and all the trimmings that will do the job. I have a mountain of cases and power supplies.
Just means he'll ultimately pay more for the shipping back and forth.