Compaq Armada Notebook PCs Aim for Mount Everest.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999-- Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced today that three Compaq Armada 7400 Series notebook personal computers are on their way to Mount Everest as part of the Everest Extreme Expedition (E399), a unique team of health-science experts studying the challenges of humans in extreme and remote environments. The E399 team departed for Nepal on April 21st. This six-week expedition to the world's highest mountain is organized by the Yale/NASA Commercial Space Center for Medical Informatics medical informatics, n the field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine. and Technology Applications, The Explorers Club and Millennium Healthcare Solutions, Inc. with participation by the National Institutes of Health. E399's mission is to push the limits of equipment and technology that will accompany astronauts to the International Space Station, as well as to explore approaches to healthcare delivery here on Earth. The climbing team will be equipped with the latest medical technologies and will have access to medical specialists halfway around the globe. Supported by some of the most advanced medical and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry ever deployed, including three Compaq Armada 7400 models, the 15-member E399 team will operate at altitudes of 17,500 ft. and higher. Support facilities at Yale University Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was will reinforce the Everest site with full communications, management, and analysis in real-time. The Armada 7400 units will be used for a variety of duties including data compilation, IP video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , e-mail and other day-to-day tasks. "In order to prepare for the expedition, we tested three Armada 7400 notebook PCs in a U.S. Army environmental chamber up to 18,000 feet (equal to the base camp of Mount Everest) and down to -30F; all three Armadas all came through without a hiccup hiccup or hiccough, involuntary spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by a sharp intake of air, which is abruptly stopped by a sudden, involuntary closing of the glottis (opening between the vocal cords); the consequent blocking of air ," said Brett Harnett, Webmaster of E399. Information about the E399 expedition can be found at www.everestextreme99.org. The Armada 7400 Series offers desktop-equivalent portable PC performance in a durable magnesium-alloy case, and the latest high performance features in a lightweight, thin design. For more information on the Armada portables family, please see http://www.compaq.com/products/portables. Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. For more corporate information, see: http://www.compaq.com/. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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