It is quite the little hot rod in my opinion. No permanent modifications to the telescope mount itself. 5 degrees per second slewing speed. A small 17 amp hour gel cell battery is good for one full night of observing. Laptop can be an old 486 and is included with some kits.
Software is included and phone support is available for free.
Instructions for operating the software are included This system is accurate to within an arc minute. Start up time is less than 2 minutes. A one button grand tour mode is standard Unlimited database, custom made and large database included free Easy 2 star alignment, one of the stars is Polaris, which your mount should be aligned to anyway. Custom made grand tour files are available for free and can be sent to you via e-mail or floppy. Install time for these is 1 minute.