Scaling Mt. Everest, Wireless Remote In Hand
    by Matthew G. Nelson
    [ May 10, 2001 ]
    How do you prove that your company can simplify the use and management
    of wireless devices? Put the device in the hands of a blind man
    climbing Mt. Everest.

    In an effort to show how easy it is to use wireless devices, and to
    show support for projects for the blind, Reason Inc., a
    wireless-device management company, has provided Erik Weihenmayer-the
    first blind man to attempt to climb Everest-and the National
    Federation of the Blind's 2001 Everest Expedition with a personal data
    assistant capable of making voice recordings.

    Weihenmayer and his team record daily reports in a Compaq Aero 1500
    Series. The device, which runs the Pocket PC operating system,
    converts the reports into standard .wav files.

    The files are then downloaded into a notebook computer and transmitted
    via satellite phone for publication at http://www.2001everest.com.
    Jeff Kohler, CEO of Reason, said the Aero 1500 is an older model but
    is easy to use.

    The team is aiming to reach the summit May 11 if the weather is
    favorable, and hopes to continue recording reports once it gets there.
    But there's no guarantee that the [50]PDA will work at just over
    29,000 feet.

    While this is not the first expedition to Everest to issue updates
    during the climb, it is the first to use a PDA device instead of a
    more complex and expensive Dictaphone system.


Justin........
My hindsight is 20/20.........



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