Darrel Johansen <darrelj@PRIMENET.COM> asks:
> I wonder if anyone out there has tried MPLAB with the Toshiba Libretto?
> It's only now becoming available outside of Japan, but it runs Win 95,
> not CE.  It should run MPLAB, I would think.

Yes, I've been running it on a Libretto since March.  Of course, mine is
the Japanese model rather than the US model, but AFAIK the only difference
is the keyboard, so it should work fine on the US model as well.  Although
the US keyboard has slightly wider keys, it was done at the expense of the
dedicated Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys.  I actually
prefer the Japanese keyboard.

My portable embedded systems development kit now consists of:

        Toshiba Libretto, 32M, 1.6G IBM hard drive
                (about the size of a VHS tape)
        TechTools Clearview Mathias
        Microchip PICSTART Plus
        HP LogicDart - handheld three channel logic analyzer with DVM

And soon to be added:

        Xeltek SuperPro III/L - device programmer to use for stuff other
                                than PICs

All this stuff fits in a medium sized bag that fits under the seat
in front of me on a plane, and still leaves room for my feet!

Although the Libretto doesn't have an integral CD-ROM drive, so I can't
use the Microchip CD-ROM on the road, I copied the PDF files I use the
most over to the hard drive.

I do have a Panasonic portable 10X CD-ROM drive, but I don't actually carry
it around.  I do travel with PCMCIA modem and ethernet cards though.

Cheers,
Eric


In case anyone wants more information on any of the mentioned products,
here are some URLs.  I am not affiliated with any of these companies.

Libretto:
  http://www.toshiba.com/tais/csd/products/portable/libretto/overview/index.htm
Mathias         http://www.tech-tools.com/mathias.htm
PICSTART Plus   http://www.microchip2.com/products/devtools/prog/picstrpl.htm
LogicDart       http://www.tmo.hp.com/tmo/ordering/LogicDart/index.cgi
SuperPro III/L  http://www.xeltek.com/sp3lbroch.html