Scientists To Use Palms on Arctic Expedition

The magazine and its Web site seem only available in German (www.palmtop-pro.com/) language in Germany. If you use Google to look it up they have a new translation item, but online attempts at translating are usually pretty funny. :)

The link to english text the icebreaker Polarstern is to be found on:

http://e-net.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/polarstern.html

Theres also some funny text of a most northern Palm-Bar opening on the vessel:

http://www.palmtop-pro.com/news/palm_bars.htm

For all german speaking visitors:

Die Seite:
http://www.palmtop-pro.com/news/palm_bars.htm
wurde mit vielen weiteren Informationen upgedated

A update in english of the above mentioned page of the icebreaker "Polarstern" is coming in the next days.
B.

Thanks, you caught me in the middle of editing the page. It is finished now.

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News Editor
Palm Infocenter

Thanks!

Hi!

We selected 5 Palm IIIc which where totally disassambled and fittet with a electrical heating system mounted in a undistructable Otter box.
Also 2 Symbols are making it to the Arctic.

We selected TinySheet from iambic for the expeditions spreadsheet as it has small footprint, is rock solid and - and thats very important for us a extreme responsive team behind.

For Wordprocessing we choose Wordsmith / bluenomad.com and for Taskmanager shadow / www.codejedi.com/shadowplan/.

The complete list of software heading to the Arctic can be found on:

http://www.palmtop-pro.com/onltexte/software_polex.htm

The hardware:

http://www.palmtop-pro.com/onltexte/sponsoren_polex.htm

Boris von Luhovoy
publishing editor
Palmtop-pro Magazine
www.palmtop-pro.com

Boris, I don't know how much information the scientists will have to be entering but did you recommend any external keyboards? In a rugged environment, I would suggest the GoType over the Stowaway. It is better able to be used in places where there isn't always a flat surface to set up on and the GoType has far fewer moving parts to get gummed up.

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News Editor
Palm Infocenter

Hi!

In heavy gear with three thick gloves worn over in a ice storm dragging a sledge on a stiff towel and watching for hungry polar bears, a keyboard is unpractical. Any additional thing like a cable, once fallen in the snow or ice, is furthermore most surely lost

In Palmtop-Pro magazine 24 you find that the scientists have to drag themselves a heavy sledge with a lot of instruments over the ice in a extreme environment. This is so cold that any metal had to be avoided (thick covered) on the outside of any gear as human fingers freeze under low temperatures immediately on any metallic surface. . So we had to firmly attach the Palms to the heavy coats by laces.

We turned for data entering and management to a very special Freeware software: "Cybertracker" developed for African Nationalpark troopers and bushmen, (read details after scrolling down in English on the programm(er) Louis Liebenberg and his awarded project on: http://www.palmtop-pro.com/seal/seal_cytrack.htm) enabling virtual illiterate people entering the most complex data by only typing on a icon. This seemed to us perfect also for university professors then.
Icon approach is the only practical and simple solution given the enviroment.
Cybertracker-software enables anybody, no matter which nationality literate or ilitterate, to enter and manage even the most complex data, including automatic GPS data attachments to the data itself.
The Icon approach helps also a lot if you have a multilanguage research team to service with a Palm.
We worked (as always) with the developer together and run a multipart workshop on Cybertracker in our magazine – so we are quite familiar with the software.

Boris
Palmtop-Pro Magazine

You can see the first three pages of the article in the current Palmtop-Pro magazine edition showing the scientist / correspondent Dr.Christian Haas (with a scientific gear to be moved on a sledge) as well as some screenshots from "Cybertracker" on:

http://www.palmtop-pro.com/magazine/polares_023.htm
B.

proposals of the best games for the Polarsten scientists on there PalmIIIc's to:

kontakt@palmtop-pro.com

We shall install the winners;-)

Boris

The Palmtop-Pro consulting team of the polarstern expedition proudly announces one of the most efficient recreation tool accompanying the scientists to arctic:

Blue Nomad's Mines for the PalmOS.
It is in color and will help the scientists stay in a good mood.

http://www.bluenomad.com/mines/prod_mines_details.html

Cheers
Boris

Hi
If you are looking for a real great color game for your Palm , have look at V-Rally www.palmtopsoftware.com it´s a fast and funny race game with the best grafik on a mobil unit .
Thomas

V-Rally is comissioned - going on board;-)
Boris

We used a special plastic foil which remains benable at very deep temperatures from Caddilac plastics which is used in space and aeronautics to cover the LCD from outside - additionally we replaced the screen lighning with a heatpack.

Detail fotos can be found in the Palmtop-Pro magazine edition 23 - the magazine is available by internet.

Cheers
Boris von Luhovoy
www.palmtop-pro.com

Hi Paul!

When coming to consulting an expedition we are true purists.
No tricks, no stunts no spoiler. Thanks for your idea with overclocking anyhow.
On the other side - your good advice with Zap!2000 is honestly considered as valuable recreation software going to the pole.

We had a lot of unsuspected problems to fit – but our true problem consulting the Polarstern Crew was besides to choose the exact right software programs and adapting of the hardware the given soft & hardware enviroment itself.

We where unable to find an industrial A/D circuit exact and robust enough for the Palm anywhere in the world – believe it or not. After a decade of C/D players a hard to take blow – but sadly true.

That high quality A/D piece connextable to a GPS and a Palm was absolutely essential for the scientists for collecting the data.

Only a very tiny, high level A/D circuit with robust software would able to supply / convert all needed data (temperature, GPS data, communication e.g.) in the tough army quality standard requested by the Arctic scientists. If we could not have proposed a running system to their standard – they would have gone back to their PC / Laptop driven systems.

So as we could not find the hardware - we had to construct it ourselves from ground up. Just to find out shortly later, that also the (commercial or free) available software for A/D procedures where not good enough fo us.

Jarosch & Haas – a specialized company in Austria / Vienna after constructing the A/D hardware, had to write the program for that piece as well. All as free donation to support the scientists. Like we have done our consulting for absolutely free to show our dedication to the solutions of enviromental problems.

You can see and buy the very "Super A/D Arctic Wandler" which can be used in any industrial field where extreme precise data collection is needed, available directly from the constructor Jarosch&Haas under:

http://www.mobile.at/main/hardware/adwandler/adwandler.html
mailto: office@mobile.at

Boris von Luhovoy
www.palmtop-pro.com
THE magazine for mobile professionals
(sorry chaps – in german only)

It was a hard fight and I had to step in in my capacity as publisher to clear the field in order to select the winner - to be named the official "Polarstern Game"

The winners are the totally simple but absolutely addictive "bejeweled" ant the classic "shoot em up in space" zap2000

http://www.astraware.com/palm/bejeweled/
http://www.astraware.com/palm/zap2000/

As further than 75 degrees you have no normal communication anymore we installed on board the vessel an Orbcom Satellite transceiver.

We shell invite betatesters in about 4 –6 weeks to start helping us to check if the pictures from the Arctic can be brought not only to our dedicated Arctic internetsite (http://www.palmtop-pro.com/news/palm_bars.htm) but well readable to palm IIIc's worldwide.

Watch our page (http://www.palmtop-pro.com/news/palm_bars.htm) for a announcement and invitation to betatesters.

Boris
Palmtop-Pro

Hi
It is possible to change a Palm 3 , 3e , 3x or 3xe into a sheltered Palm with a 0,5MM Polycarbonat display foil build in a Otterbox with waterproof switches .IR window an a seriall 232 connector on its back . But there are many changes on the main board to do , we have solder a lot of kabel on main board to the waterproof switches an thinks liks this . This special one have heatfoil and sensors behind the display and a unit to control the display temperature .
A normal 3xe without displayheat foil a in modell 2000 Otterbox www.otterbox.com , RS 232 connector and holder for two AA battery cost 750$
It is possible to integrate a GPS unit in the Box . It is protected against dust , water and shocks . All switches include reset are outside and waterproof .
So this is my part.

For science mesures with a A/D connector and special software visit our electronics expert www.mobile.at . He had devlop a very small A/D connector , it is small like a 9 to 25 Pin connector and takes it current from the Palms battery , with GPS and temperature support and he develop the software for your requisition .
More infos in the next release Palmtop Pro 24
www.palmtop-pro.com
Thomas
Palmtop Pro

You find the pictures in our Palmtop-Pro Magazin edition 23 in all stages of preparation – the magazine is available online via:

http://www.palmtop-pro.com/buy_eh.htm
(Sorry – in German only)

Nevertheless Thomas is preparing a internetsite with some pictures – we shall notify the folks visiting this forum as soon as the page stands.

Boris
www.palmtop-pro.com

HI
New Pictures are next week available . We working at the temporarily final version . This is the unit with temerature controlled display with the size of a cigar box Otterbox Mod.3000 parallel the new pics of the small version without heatpack in Mod.2000 box for use at temperature over +6°C / 42,8°F .
If you not a scientist it's the perfect solution for play games at the pool -:)
The Arctic Palm is a 3xe , the display of the 3c is not usefull in the shining daylight in the arctis . For the small version it is possible to use a 3c with the option to use AA batterys or larger akkus .
Thomas Wildschrei
Contibution Editor
Palmtop Pro
www.palmtop-pro.com

WOW - sooo cool. What's about a space version of this modified Palm!?

The space is quite a easy task.

The earth is luckily more complex than space – in every matter – without going into politics.

We are currently considering to try a Palm to be used in industries which may be used in explosive endangered environments – that’s a very tricky one – but with a little luck and help, probably we are able to take that hard nut.

Any interested series company, association interested in supporting our task in that field – pls. Come come forward and contact me:

redaktion@palmtop-pro.com
boris

Hi
The new "Protected Palms" are covered to use in explosive endangered environments , weet surroundings , the main board , display and touchscreen are protected in a special gel also no air inside , nothing can be compress , nothing can expand . We will inform about the tests , temperatures , deep of dive , low-pressure , drop resistants .
Thomas Wildschrei
Cntribution Editor
Palmtop Pro
www.palmtop-pro.com