General Micro Systems is introducting a ruggedized UMPC for military use, The Spartan.
General Micro Systems, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of embedded computing products for defense, aerospace, and compute-intensive applications, now offers a full-featured PC meeting the military’s stringent demands for net-centric Manpack computers. Introduced at MEECC (Military Embedded Electronics and Computer Conference) 2006, Spartan (P630) the industry’s first rugged UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) is engineered specifically for varied OEM applications that need excellent performance, but require low power consumption in a Manpack compact size.
• Ultra small footprint – 6.5”x3.0”x 0.5” (first rugged UMPC)
• Fits in Warfighter’s pant pouch, with 6-hour battery life
• Up to 1.4GHz Pentium®-M processor with up to 2Mbytes of L2 Cache
• Up to 2Gbytes of ECC memory and 16Gbytes of bootable Flash
• CompuSec and E-Purge prevents unauthorized or enemy access
How about that for your Manpack! It'll only set you back $3400.
