03-10-2003, 09:00 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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A New R-PDA - Or As I Like To Call It - The Return of Tacfire
Earlier this week I showed you the R-PDA from Talla-Tech. Well, that was so 2001. This is 2003 and our military clearly deserves better than that. So here we have the all new R-PDA from Talla-Tech. This one sports:
� 400MHz X-Scale, 64MB RAM, 32MB ROM (48MB in the bluetooth model)
� Pocket PC 2002
� External battery pack capable of holding 8 AAs or the BA5800 battery pack.
� Embedded Military GPS
� One PCMCIA III or dual PCMCIA II/I cards.
� Of course, what R-PDA would be complete without the Tacfire communication protocol? 
This is basically the internals of the iPAQ 3900 ripped out and surrounded with a rugged shell. The iPAQ 3000 series devices have proven to be extremely versatile since their introduction in 2000. I don't think an iPAQ has been on a space shuttle yet, but that is about the only place on Earth or around Earth they haven't gone.
A PDF file is available here. It is also discussed in this Business 2.0 article in the "Networking" section. This R-PDA is expected to be available later this month.
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03-10-2003, 09:19 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 85
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PDA in space
When our first astronaut went into space it was mentioned he took a number of gadgets with him, including some microdrives and a PDA to record and sync his results from test he did in zero gravity. I don't remember what kind of PDA it was but it may have been a PALM. Anyway, a report of at least one PDA working in zero gravity.
Edited by moderator 3/10/2003 9:57 est.
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03-10-2003, 02:03 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 405
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Re: A New R-PDA - Or As I Like To Call It - The Return of Tacfire
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
� Of course, what R-PDA would be complete without the Tacfire communication protocol? |
Ahh, Tacfire  . :rofl:
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03-10-2003, 08:33 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 541
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My next PDA must have Tacfire built in :P
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03-10-2003, 09:44 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 61
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This probably won't be for public release, will it? I knew I got out too early...
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03-11-2003, 12:00 AM
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Linear Mode
