Accession Number:

ADA188628

Title:

Laptop Computer Review

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL SUBMARINE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB GROTON CT

Personal Author(s):

• Southerland, David G.
• Moeller, George
• Hamilton, Dale
• Perkin, Ellen

Report Date:

1987-08-16

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

This report evaluates the suitability of a selection of laptop computers for use by independent duty corpsmen on submarines and specifies the characteristics which such a computer should have. Since any conclusions regarding state of the art in microcomputer technology will probably be obsolete by the time this report is published, we have extrapolated from our experience with some computers to others not available when the study began. Five laptop microcomputers were evaluated in-house, and seven laptops were evaluated through a survey of the current literature. Two laptops were recommended for those submarine with minimal medical storage space, and one laptop was recommended for those submarines with greater medical storage space. Keywords Medical computer applications.

Descriptors:

• *MEDICAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
• *MICROCOMPUTERS
• COMPARISON
• COMPUTERS
• LIGHTWEIGHT
• MANPORTABLE EQUIPMENT
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• SPACE(ROOM)
• STORAGE
• SUBMARINES

Subject Categories:

• Inorganic Chemistry

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE