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.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
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.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
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