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Look, Ma ... No Wires
Stealth releases a wireless
LittlePC integrated with Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b
 Over
recent years, the market for wireless communications has enjoyed
tremendous growth. The practical uses for wireless networks are limited
only by the imagination of the systems integrator or end user.
Stealth today has released their latest LittlePC with 802.11b wireless
capability. The model LPC-401XW can run at a blazing 3.2GHz making it the
smallest most powerful feature rich machine available on the market. The
built-in wireless Ethernet capability opens doors for many applications
where traditional network cables could not be run. Mobile medical carts,
movable kiosks, digital signs, factory floor connectivity and remote data
acquisition are a few of the applications well suited for Stealth’s new LittlePC.
 Housed
in a rugged extruded aluminium enclosure this powerful & versatile machine
measures out at only 10" x 5.8" x 2.8" (about the size of a hard cover
novel) and offers features and performance that have only been available
in traditional bulky desktop computers.
The LittlePC products serve a demanding market where powerful solutions
are being deployed in space-challenged applications around the world.
Stealth offers a wide range of small form factor LittlePCs including
application specific models such as:
FANLESS,
DC Power Input,
PCMCIA,
Expansion Slots,
Multi-LAN,
Compact Flash and now
Wireless versions.
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Application Story
Profile: Using the Littlepc to Improve Lives
 Roy
Santos
From the May 2004 issue of PC World magazine
Harold Blank has been trying to assist people afflicted with cerebral
palsy for many years. As a board member for CHI Centers in Baltimore, an
organization that provides services to about a thousand people with
various disabilities, he has led the development of specialized software
that is designed to help the disabled communicate with others by using
computers and touch-screen monitors.
Blank has used different PCs in the past, but currently he finds Stealth
Computer's small system, the Littlepc, to have the best combination of
light weight, small size, and power. Before discovering the Littlepc,
Blank usually specified laptops for his clients. Though they were compact,
notebook PCs were kludgy to use because Blank had to remove each machine's
LCD and connect the remainder to a touch screen.
Now Blank mounts both the Littlepc and the touch screen to a special
bracket on a user's wheelchair. The PC provides access to his Assistive
Technology software, which includes over 4000 common words and phrases.
Icons on the touch screen represent everyday categories such as food,
clothing, and feelings. Through prerecorded audio, the software verbalizes
user-selected categories and words, allowing the user to communicate
easily by depending on common phrases or requests.
Considering that Blank started out with a DOS-based system that relied on
icons glued to a keyboard, he believes the Littlepc is a vast improvement.
Because he doesn't have to concentrate too much on tinkering with PC
hardware, the Littlepc has allowed him to focus on improving the software
to incorporate newer features, such as customized text-to-speech and
different versions for other nonverbal people, such as stroke victims.
To view the complete on line story
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115050,pg,9,00.asp
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FAQ: 64 Bit Computing – What’s the
skinny?
The future is upon us in microprocessor technology
 AMD,
Intel, Microsoft, and Apple, all agree that 64-bit processors matter for
two reasons; memory and processing power. One of the crucial benefits of
64-bit chips is that they can manage more than 4GB of memory. Today's
32-bit processors work with 32 bits of data per clock cycle and can
address up to 4GB of memory. Its only in recent times top systems have
utilized more than 1GB of memory and many industry experts agree that it
will be some time before consumers would require more than 4GB. But
clearly it's going to happen eventually.
For example, Intel's Itanium 64-bit processor works with 64 bits of data
at a time and can address up to 16 terabytes of memory. The new processors
should dramatically increase processing speed for complex math and
graphics applications.
Why would anyone need it?
64-bit processing today may be overkill for most desktop users however it
will grow into a powerful and essential tool for many applications. Fast
processors become increasingly necessary to run specific tasks such as
complex database management systems, computer-aided design applications,
animation, technical and scientific applications. The move to 64 bits has
proven necessary for high-end workstations and servers. Intel, IBM, Sun
Microsystems all make 64-bit chips for workstations and servers, but those
chips require completely different hardware and software than that found
on consumer PCs.
 Of
course the processor isn't the only player here as operating system and
applications are required. Intel introduced the 32-bit 80386 processor in
1985, however Microsoft didn't ship a fully 32-bit operating system
(Windows XP) until 15 years later. It won't take nearly as long to move to
64-bit OS as Microsoft has developed a 64-bit version of desktop Windows (dubbed
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems) in beta, as
well as a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003. Note: 64-bit operating
systems are common in the Unix/Linux world with systems like Sun Solaris,
HP-UX and IBM AIX which have been running on 64-bit processors for years.
If all you do is run Microsoft Office and e-mail you probably aren't
bumping up against any of the limits of the current 32-bit processors.
Nevertheless if you're running scientific or graphics apps on a
workstation, or if you're an extreme gamer, the improved processing power
and graphics capabilities would most surely interest you.
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the daily battlezone conditions of the shop floor. With our engineering
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