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  • From: Betsy <blevy AT rsocsun.tamu.edu>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: _.Fully_ Field Ready Computing!
  • Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 14:58:38 -0700


Dave - you'd better look over your shoulder for IBM. I saw on a local program
the other day that they're marketing a $7,000 laptop because it's
field-rugged, water proof and shock proof. You've just accounted for half
their price with a $29 bag.

Betsy

Dave Bennett wrote:

> Many of you know that I use a Palm Vx as my computer. The one remaining
> concern I had about this was field use in heavy rain or snow. I've gotten
> it wet before in the rain & dropped it onto pretty soggy ground.
>
> Now I've solved that problem! Or rather, took an idea from an unrelated
> field & applied it to my situation. Ewa-Marine makes bags for divers for
> cameras & such. One diver mentioned in an article that he used their "water
> wallet" to take his Palm to 300' & use it!
>
> I immediately called the American distributor & ordered one. ($29) It
> arrived today & it was raining. I slipped my Palm Vx into it & went of to
> work on a local project of beautifying the grounds at the Ursuline Sisters
> home. 4 hours working outdoors in rainy, humid weather planting &
> revitalizing grape vines & the Palm survived worry-free. What's more, I can
> use it while it is in the water-wallet! Writing on it is just like normal.
> And the viewing is so clear that if you didn't see it you wouldn't know the
> bag was there.
>
> Very nice product that has extended computing into a 100% real-time, onsite
> in agriculture experience for me.
>
> Dave
>
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