Which tablet do you carry

[ufkacbln]

I still think that The BEHEMOTH from the 70'S was a wondrful setup for the time.



Fully equipped:
Console

• Macintosh 68K (control GUI and primary workspace)
• Bicycle Control Processor (FORTH 68HC11)
• Ampro 286 DOS platform for CAD system
• Toshiba 1000 repackaged laptop for scrolling FAQ
• 80 MB hard disk space
• Audapter speech synthesizer
• Speech recognition board
• Trimble GPS satellite navigation receiver
• Audio and serial crosspoint switch networks (homebrew)
• PacComm packet TNC (VHF datacomm)
• MFJ 1278 for AMTOR (HF datacomm)
• Diagnostic tools (LED matrix, DPM, etc)
• Handlebar keyboard processor
• Ultrasonic head mouse controller
• Icom 2-meter transceiver; dedicated Larsen half-wave antenna on seat
• Radiation monitor
• Cordless phone and answering machine on RJ-11 bus
• Folding 6-segment aluminum console
• Fiberglass fairing

RUMP (white enclosure behind seat)

• Stereo System (Blaupunkt speakers, Yamaha 18W amp)
• 10 GHz Microwave motion sensor (security)
• UNGO physical motion sensor (security)
• Rump Control Processor (FORTH 68HC11)
• Audio crosspoint network, bussed to console
• Ampro DOS core module for heads-up display
• LED taillight switch-mode controller (including turn signal logic)
• Single LED taillight cluster
• Motorola 9600-baud packet modem for backpack link
• 7-liter helmet-cooling tank and pump
• Personal accessory storage
• Air compressor for pneumatic system
• 15 amp-hour sealed lead-acid battery (1 of 3)

Brain-Interface Unit (Helmet)

• Reflection Technology Private Eye display
• Ultrasonic head-mouse sensors
• Helmet lights (2)
• Life Support Systems heat exchanger for head cooling
• Setcom headset with boom microphone
• Rear-view mirror on gimbaled mount
• Jacks for stereo ear-insert headphones

SPARCpack (aluminum case atop RUMP)

• Sun SPARCstation IPC with 12MB RAM and 424 MB disk
• Sharp Color active-matrix display
• Motorola 9600-baud packet modem
• 10-watt solar panel

Trailer

• 72-watt Solarex photovoltaic array (4.8 Amps at 12V)
• Qualcomm OmniTRACS satellite terminal
• Ham Radio station:
  • Icom 725 for HF
  • Yaesu 290/790 for VHF and UHF
  • AEA Television transceiver
  • Audio filtration and Magic Notch
  • Antenna management and SWR/power meters
  • Automatic CW keyer
  • Outbacker folding dipole antenna on fiberglass mast
  • Dual-band VHF/UHF antenna
• Oki cellular phone, repackaged and integrated
• Telebit CellBlazer high-speed modem
• Telular Celjack RJ-11 interface
• Credit card verifier for on-the-road sales
• Trailer Control Processor (FORTH 68HC11)
• Audio crosspoint network, bussed to console
• Bike power management hardware
• Two 15 amp-hour sealed lead-acid batteries
• Security system pager
• Canon BubbleJet printer
• Fluke digital multimeter
• Mobile R&D lab, tools, parts, etc.
• Makita battery charger (for drill and flashlight)
• Microfiche documentation and CD library
• Camping, video, camera, personal gear
• Fiberglass-over-cardboard composite structure
• High-brightness LED taillight clusters

Bike- and Frame-Mounted Components

• Custom recumbent bicycle
• 105-speed transmission (7.9 - 122 gear inches)
• Pneumatically-deployed landing gear
• Pneumatic controls, pressure tank, air horn
• Hydraulic disk brake
• Under-seat steering
• Handlebar Chord Keyboard
• CD player

 

[andym]

SNAP(ish)!

Finally I keep a separate Wireless portable drive (Airstash) which I back up everything on to so that should the Ipad fail / go astray etc, then everything is safe. Capacity is "unlimited" as it takes 128 Gb SDXC cards

The Airstash can also be used to read camera SD cards to the Ipad so you can forget the camera connector

You can do the same things with something like a Huawei E585 Mifi router and the iCab Mobile web browser for iOS. The Huawei web interface isn't desperately slick but it does the job - no need to jailbreak your device. The big plus is that you can use also it to access the internet. If you already have a 3G-enables iPad or tablet then that's not going to be much of a plus, but if not then it's worth considering going for a wifi-only version plus a mifi router. (OK so you lose out on having the gps on your wifi which may be important to you). There are more expensive and allegedly faster versions of the Huawei device.

This certainly works with gpx files - I've not tried photo-editing on an iOS device.

 

[Aushiker]

I still think that The BEHEMOTH from the 70'S was a wondrful setup for the time.

That is some beast! Was it a tricycle or a Tour Easy or similar pulling a trailer?

Amazing
either way.

Andrew

 

[ufkacbln]

It was a custom job based on a standatd LWB of the era.

There was also a "lighter" version, a canoe, a yacht and a pedal / sail / solar powered trimaran.

For lots of information about Steve Roberts and his various craft see here