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human nature that the only
form of life we have created
so far is purely destructive.
We've created life in our
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-Stephen Hawking

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New Product Announcement
New Slim Backlit Keyboard for harsh environments

The Stealth Model: 102-SLK is an ultra-thin NEMA 4/4X rated Industrial Grade keyboard sealed in a rugged ABS Polycarbonate enclosure. This easy to clean keyboard is suitable for wash down areas and non-corrosive environments.

As well as being rough and tough the 102-SLK has a red color illumination suitable for low ambient light conditions where a standard keyboard cannot be used. Ideal for public safety, mobile and control room type applications where a rugged keypad and pointing device is required.

Measuring only 0.8 inches (20 mm) in height, the 102-SLK features an integrated 3-button, HulaPoint™ pointing device, eliminating the need for an external mouse. It provides 102-key functionality, including 12 function keys, a Windows™ key, and a standard number pad.

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CASE STUDY
Fujitsu hard drives deployed in Stealth’s application specific PCs

(Edited version) click here for the full article.

Combining high-performance drives that can withstand the harsh conditions of the factory floor, together with reliable sources of supply, made Fujitsu the preferred partner for Stealth's small-form-factor PCs. A broad selection, excellent availability and superior communications with its customers have helped make Fujitsu drives an integral component of Stealth Computer’s rugged and application-specific PCs.

When you think of a personal computer, it's customary to think of a desktop, or notebook-style PC. However there are growing demands for PCs to perform where a traditional PC cannot due to size constraints, environmental concerns and the ability to operate 24/7.

Stealth Computer Corporation (www.stealthcomputer.com) designs and builds high-performance industrial-grade computer systems “Our business has evolved over the past 13 years, emerging out of the instrumentation and process control industry,” said Ed Boutilier, president and CEO of Stealth Computer Corporation. In earlier days the first computers to venture out to the shop floor were the standard office-grade PCs. It quickly became apparent that these systems were inadequate for the harshness of the shop floor where dirt, moisture, heat, vibration and electrical noise forced systems to a screeching halt.

A year ago Stealth launched a new series of small-form-factor PCs coined “Little PC”. (www.littlepc.com) These small-form-factor computers offer up the same computing power and features of a full-size desktop PC system only in a fraction of the space. The current product offering consists of Pentium 4 machines about the size of a hard-cover novel. Due to the internal space constraints within these tiny but powerful machines, Stealth has standardized on Fujitsu’s mobile 2.5” hard drive.

“The electro mechanical part of any system is absolutely critical,” says Boutilier. “We selected Fujitsu drives because they have much better operating temperature, shock and vibration specifications than other drives”, said Boutilier. “Considering the abuse some of our systems are subjected to, we have witnessed an extremely low failure rate on Fujitsu drives. Historically we cannot say the same about other drives we have used.”

Since launching the new Little PC products, Stealth has seen significant demand, finding its products deployed in applications that include geological expeditions, control systems, digital advertising, navigation systems, transportation systems, and human machine interfaces.

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About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003.
www.fujitsu.com

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FAQ: Display Modes
An overview of screen resolutions

The term display mode or the more commonly used screen resolution refers to the characteristics of a computer display. Screen real estate is usually measured in pixels. In particular, the maximum number of colors and the image resolution in pixels measured horizontally and vertically. There are several display modes that are used today from a small amount of data up to extremely large amounts that are jam-packed into the display area.

A Brief History
The earliest displays for personal computers were monochrome monitors that were used in text-based computer systems in the 1970s. In 1981, IBM introduced the Color Graphics Adapter (CGA). This display system was capable of rendering four colors, and had a maximum resolution of 320 pixels horizontally by 200 pixels vertically. While CGA was ok for simple tasks it certainly could not display adequate graphics.

In 1984, IBM introduced the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA).
It allowed up to 16 different colors and offered resolution of up to 640 x 350. This improved the appearance over earlier displays, and made it possible to read text easily. Nevertheless, EGA did not offer sufficient image resolution for use in graphic design either.

In 1987, IBM introduced the Video Graphics Array (VGA) display system. This has become the accepted minimum standard for PCs. The VGA standard is still used today in some applications.

In 1990, IBM introduced the Extended Graphics Array (XGA) display as a successor to its 8514/A display. A later version, XGA-2 offered 800 x 600 pixel resolution in true color (16 million colors) and 1024 x 768 resolution in 65,536 colors. These two image resolution levels are perhaps the most popular in use even today.

Recently, new display technology has given the ability to display vast amounts of pixels into a given area. The table shows display modes and the resolution levels (in pixels horizontally by pixels vertically) that are commonly found today.

The 4 x 3 settings are most common with standard PC type monitors whether they are LCD or CRT’s. In recent times larger displays have become available in the letterbox or landscape style. These are typically used for multimedia and home theatre applications. The letterbox style displays usually operate efficiently at a 16:9 aspect ratio. This therefore changes the overall resolution of the display as noted in the table.

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STEALTH COMPUTER CORPORATION
Our Philosophy

We started our business quietly in 1990 because there was an unfulfilled need in the marketplace for computers and peripherals that could survive the daily battlezone conditions of the shop floor. With our engineering backgrounds in process control, instrumentation and factory automation we knew first hand what was really needed and we possessed the experience and empirical knowledge to design and create ruggedized computer products to fill that void.

Stealth Computer Corporation is continuing to grow from our basic root philosophy and is evolving as a leading provider of premium rugged computer systems and peripherals to a wide range of industrial, commercial and scientific users, worldwide. Stealth is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Company.

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