Surviving the worst of Mother Nature is much easier when you have access to email — and reliable computers.
Our day-to-day gadgets would never survive the Clipper Race, an 11-month race around the world, following the routes Clipper ships took for trade between countries. That is 11 months where the crew is subjected to ridiculous temperatures on both ends of the scale, winds capable of sending folks tumbling out of their bunk beds (and into the sea), and of course more than a little bit of water and salt and debris. It`s an intense environment, to say the least, and having reliable hardware onboard is critical.
Technology is important for accurate navigation, capturing video of intense moments on deck, and staying in contact with the rest of the world, so Dell offered its Rugged Extreme line to the ships in the race, in part to show off just how capable its rugged laptops and tablets can be. I was invited to take a look inside the Qingdao, which at the time of this writing o...
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