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> >> >To answer my own question, I finally dug something up that hints at what
> >> >NASA laptops have to go through:
> >> >
> >> >It looks like they have specially certified IBM Thinkpads, and the
> >> >process is very thorough.
> >> 
> >> It is probably the military version of the Thinkpads, I've seen them,
> >> they are quite a bit more heavy than their civilian counterparts.
> >
> >To the best of my ability, IBM has no 'military' version.  [...]
> 
> I said military version, I didn't say mil-spec.

It goes without saying that to be a military version, it must also be
mil-spec.

> >The only laptop that is even close to mil-spec is made by Panasonic.
> 
> Anyone remember the "Grid Tempest" ?

I don't consider it a laptop, and it pre-dates the Thinkpads.  We (SRI)
owned one of the original thinkpads made (it's sitting around here
somewhere), which was bought in preperation for a military contract.



Nate


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