Portables

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Tue Jun 9 20:22:16 1998

On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Van Burnham wrote:

> I thought that the Husky systems were first developed in 1981?
>
> Doesn't that count as "classic"...

Hmm, I've never seen one of their old machines before, but you're right:
        http://www.husky.co.uk/uk/company/history.html

<<
1981. Responding to a request from Severn Trent Water, DVW designed and
manufactured the first rugged handheld computer - the Husky, dramatically
featured on the BBC TV programme 'Tomorrow's World'. This caught the
attention of the UK Ministry of Defence, who subsequently awarded DVW a
contract to supply the MOD with rugged handheld computers as part of the
Rapier missile project.
>>

Do you have one of the older models?

-- Doug
Received on Tue Jun 09 1998 - 20:22:16 BST

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