Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42

Handling Your Computer

Ruggedized Mobile Computers

Some professionals work in environments that may require special ruggedized features to protect their computers from extreme temperature, humidity, and physical punishment. Construction, public service, distribution, repair service, and utilities a the environmentally demanding professions that may require rugge mobile computers that can withstand stresses. For these applications, IBM offers such computers (not Thinkpad systems), especially designed for mobile professionals who need a syst managing and communicating information from the field.

For more information on these computers, consult your IBM Busin

Partner or visit our Web site at:

www.networking.ibm.com/wireless .

Ergonomics Information

This is important information you should read before using yo portable ThinkPad notebook computer in your “virtual office.”

Working in the virtual office might mean adapting to frequent changes in your environment. Following some simple “rules of the road” will make things easier and bring you the maximum bene your ThinkPad computer. Keeping in mind such basics as good lighting and proper seating, for example, can go a long way helping you enhance your performance and achieve greater co wherever you are.

What

if you

are

traveling?

 

 

 

 

 

It

may

not

be possible to observe the

best

ergonomics pra

when

you

are using

your ThinkPad

computer

while

on the

move o

a “casual”

setting.

Regardless of

the setting,

try to

obser

of the tips for proper usage as possible. Sitting properly adequate lighting, for example, will help you maintain desirab comfort and performance levels.

Questions about vision?

IBM's visual display screens are designed to meet the highe standards and to provide you with clear, crisp images and l bright displays that are easy to see, yet easy on the e

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