[SunRescue] Vertical Limit fild computers

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Toughbooks are the classic really tough looking laptop, and I think those
are panasonics.
	Nick

On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, David Cantrell wrote:

> William Staniewicz <wstan at localhostnl.demon.nl> wrote:
> 
> > I guess I really know I am "into" computers when I go
> > to see a movie and try to figure out what models, OS's
> > window managers, etc they are running when they show
> > a terminal in a scene.
> > 
> > That leads me to the movie "Vertical Limit". Anyone know
> > what kind of computers they had set up in the field camp?
> > I am referring to the notebook types that looked like they
> > were built into some kind of military field case. They seemed
> > very rugged and literally bullet proof.
> 
> I haven't seen the film, but that would describe several models made by
> Husky / Itronix (http://www.wpihusky.com, www.itronix.com).  When I was
> working for GEC Marconi Communications, who had contracts with various
> dodgy third-world dictatorships to outfit their military, we used them.
> I bought one of their earlier models recently on ebay, and use it as a
> portable CP/M machine :-)
> 
> I believe that Panasonic also did something similar with some of their
> laptops.  British Telecom and various oil companies use them out in the
> field.
> 
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