MK> Hey Danny!

 MK> Jan 01 17:47 05, Danny Ceppa wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 DC>> I'd be a little leery about any exposed port in boat!

 MK> Right.  Hence the need for a proper case.  Mind you when I originally
 MK> planned this I was shooting for a computer system that would be part
 MK> of the vehicle (for example in dash like a radio) so the original plan
 MK> didn't take into account an open boat.  I was thinking about dust
 MK> protection and that sort of thing.  Basically this isn't like a laptop
 MK> although with a few modifications it could be but I don't think it
 MK> need be.  I wasn't thinking or planning for the average computer user
 MK> but instead for things like data collection.  Thus no freecell,
 MK> although it could do that if I wanted it too but it doesn't simply
 MK> because there is no need to.

If, (and they did) they can put a working computer ina properly balanced
surfboard, that recieves wireless mail while on the ocean (in a hot spot),
putting it in a boat would be fairly easy..

http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/pressroom/emea/eng/150308.htm

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