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Back when I worked on software validation of large clinical chemistry analyzers, I had a number of these that I could move around the lab and hook directly to t
by joezydeco 11y ago
Back when I worked on software validation of large clinical chemistry analyzers, I had a number of these that I could move around the lab and hook directly to the target machines. We had an array of Turbo-C programs that would inject data into the machine over the serial port and read back results.
It was a lot easier to move these machines around that it was to move PC-ATs. The battery also kept the machine running even if the power glitched (which we would test as well)
- philippnagel 11y agoFor how long did the machines typically run on a single charge?
- joezydeco 11y agoDon't quite remember, but it was probably around two hours. There was no hard drive and no LCD backlight, so it pretty much sipped power.
- DanBC 11y agoYou're a salesman and you lug it around to sell your spreadsheet / accounts / database software, and a bunch of computers to go with it.