Actually, I wasn’t planning on taking the computer *into* the cave… After some discussion with people at work, I’ve decided that the extra expense and lowered battery life of a touchscreen isn’t worth it for my purposes.
Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) > On Oct 27, 2016, at 12:51 PM, texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: > > The few people I've seen actually using a computer in-cave for mapping > have used something smaller than a laptop, like a PDA (Palm Pilot, etc.) > or even an old Android cell phone. I wonder how an actual laptop would > hold up. > > Mark Minton > mmin...@caver.net > > On Thu, October 27, 2016 1:24 pm, Diana Tomchick via Texascavers wrote: >> I'm preparing to purchase a new Windows laptop that will be used for >> cave mapping, along with other tasks. >> >> Is there any particular reason why I might want to get a laptop with a >> touch screen? It appears to me that it only adds extra weight to the >> laptop without adding great functionality (I personally love to use a >> computer mouse, and would use an externally attached drawing tablet for >> drawing). >> >> Comments or suggestions are welcome, >> >> Diana > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
