Re: Half OT: laptop reccomendations

On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 08:41:57 +0000, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
>On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:23:21 +0100
>Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:46:12 +0000, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:  
>
>> >Sidecar - you know you always wanted to carry that rack mounted
>> >server.  
>> 
>> That's the best recommendation ever. A pity that I didn't recommended
>> it, since I know somebody who owns a https://www.imz-ural.com/ ,
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMZ-Ural . An older one, that looks
>> like an old faithful German BMW. Since it looks like a BMW, but is
>> from Russia, you might guess it's as reliable as a BMW and an AK-47,
>> but it isn't. It's as reliable as an USA operating system named
>> Windows.  
>
>	I used to own the Cossack variant of that machine - mine was as
>reliable as a BMW or AK-47, it would start first time[1] in the
>pouring rain despite 6 volt electrics, a missing electrics cover
>plate, a loose HT lead and (as I discovered much later) one piston
>that lacked both rings and skirt (I never looked at the other one). It
>would also go *anywhere*, it was a close match for a Landrover as an
>offroad vehicle - railway sidings are scary things to ride up and down.
>
>[1] If you had the knack, otherwise you could kick it all day without
>it starting.

You are right, the owner who knows the trick, is able to reliable start
the machine without major issues, too, but the bike tends to rust
exponential. Keywords "spokes ural stainless steel".