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U.S. Military Troops Packing Palms and Visors.

Here is an article on CNN about U.S. Troops using Palm Pilots and Handspring Visors in Afghanistan.

U.S. forces pack pocket computers


God Bless America

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: McLean, VA USA
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Almost makes me wish I was still enlisted!!!

NAVAIR Kicks ASS!

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What the Heck! It's what I want!

Registered: May 2001
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try this it has more info


http://interactive.wsj.com/articles...19590249720.htm

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Battle ready handhelds

Did anyone else read the comment about a stiffened frame, sealed against dust, waterproof and able to survive a 4 foot drop onto concrete?!

I wonder which model that is? It sure ain't Palm or Handspring! I would *love* to have a model that would be geek-resistant.

Cheers!

Tucson Sailors

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Re: Battle ready handhelds

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Originally posted by tucson_sailors
Did anyone else read the comment about a stiffened frame, sealed against dust, waterproof and able to survive a 4 foot drop onto concrete?!

I wonder which model that is? It sure ain't Palm or Handspring! I would *love* to have a model that would be geek-resistant.

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PDA's are allready expensive, I wonder what a Military grade PDA sells for?

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Originally posted by Brooklyn
PDA's are allready expensive, I wonder what a Military grade PDA sells for?

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Here is a list of equipment used by a Special Operations Solder.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/tr...et.exclude.html

Notice that Palm and Laptops computers are on the list.