06-14-2004, 01:00 PM
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Swami
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TetraPad Ruggedized Pocket PC Released
Instrument (Deuil-La-Barre, France) have announced their new TetraPad ruggedized Pocket PC. It comes with a 400-MHz Intel Xscale CPU, a 4-inch "resistive touchscreen" VGA LCD, 64 Mbytes of RAM (128Mb optional), a SD slot, a Type II PCMCIA slot!!! and has two USB slots and a serial port. The PDA is IP54- or IP65-compliant and meets MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461. Options include GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth, WLAN, and a 10-32 VDC adapter. The dimensions are 175x104x39mm and the weight is 410 grams. For more info you can look at the product PDF here.
The TetraPad comes with either PPC2003SE or CE.NET. Now this is a seriously well equipped Pocket PC, which is remarkably small considering what it is, contains and conforms to. I'm particularly impressed with the integrated PCMCIA slot and the low weight of the device. 8) There's no word on pricing, but as usual, if you have to ask��
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06-14-2004, 05:04 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Its running youre choice of Second edition or CE.net.
Spicy machine.
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06-14-2004, 05:08 PM
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06-14-2004, 05:27 PM
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Pontificator
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The one in the picture is running CE.NET
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06-14-2004, 05:41 PM
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Thinker
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Nice... The boss has had me look at rugged PPCs before. They'd be helpful for our field guys going out to collect data from industrial sites. Then he sees the price tag...
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06-14-2004, 07:02 PM
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Intellectual
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I am not sure that's the best image for them to display on the press material. While I am sure its a GIS or map image of some sort at first glance it looks like the Ruggedized device has a broken screen. 
--Bill
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06-14-2004, 07:54 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: TetraPad Ruggedized Pocket PC Released
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
a 4-inch "resistive touchscreen" VGA LCD
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If by "resistive" they mean hard to press, then that's right.. but I think I was having non-pocket PC related issues that day, which may have affected it... I also had trouble getting the stylus out of its holder, and my coworker had no problems with either of those things.. :roll:
A side note- for a rugged handheld, it's very light!
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06-14-2004, 08:37 PM
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Swami
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Originally Posted by PubERB
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That you for that and welcome! 8) I've updated the post to relect the English info :way to go: .
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06-14-2004, 09:10 PM
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Swami
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Re: TetraPad Ruggedized Pocket PC Released
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Originally Posted by lurch
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
a 4-inch "resistive touchscreen" VGA LCD
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If by "resistive" they mean hard to press, then that's right.. but I think I was having non-pocket PC related issues that day, which may have affected it... I also had trouble getting the stylus out of its holder, and my coworker had no problems with either of those things.. |
Ah - you've had 'face time' with one of these? Apart from that how did you find it? Did you use the unit with built in GPS?
By "resistive" I am assuming they mean resistive against oil, water, scratches etc.
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06-14-2004, 09:11 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by MaximumPDA
I am not sure that's the best image for them to display on the press material. While I am sure its a GIS or map image of some sort at first glance it looks like the Ruggedized device has a broken screen. |
I was not sure what you meant and then I looked again. I now see what you mean. :lol:
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