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  • From: "Dave Bennett" <dbennett AT micoks.net>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: _.Fully_ Field Ready Computing!
  • Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 6:49:00 -0500


How is $29 half of $7000?

I discarded laptops because they don't slip into your pocket when you're
working. My Palm weighs 4oz.

IBM markets the Palm under their own branded name: WorkPad. All IBM field
techs get one. They've created software to connect the WorkPad to their AIX
internet servers. The Palm is then used to configure the server.

The light weight & computing power makes this the ideal "computin anywhere"
form factor right now. I wonder about next year though!


Betsy <blevy AT rsocsun.tamu.edu> wrote:
__________
>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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