Chapter 1 - Introduction; Overview; About This Guide - Honeywell Marathon Reference Manual

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Overview

The Marathon handheld computer is a rugged, Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer equipped with a Windows operating system.
Information in this guide includes instruction for all operating systems. Differences are highlighted as follows:
Windows® 7 Professional
Windows® Embedded Standard
Windows® XP Professional
The Marathon is capable of wireless data communications using an 802.11a/b/g/n radio. Additional connectivity options
include Bluetooth and GPS.
The Marathon is a tablet-style computer with a 62-key QWERTY keyboard with number pad and features a 7.1" color display.
The touch screen display supports WVGA (800x480 resolution) and is available optimized for either indoor or outdoor lighting.
The keyboard is illuminated to facilitate use in dimly lit areas. A biometric mouse is included for security and screen navigation.
Available add on modules include a magnetic stripe card reader and a 2D imager.
The Marathon provides the power and functionality of a desktop computer in a portable unit. The desktop dock, much like a
docking port for a conventional laptop, provides provisions for an external monitor and USB connections for devices such as a
USB keyboard and mouse.
For information on the desktop dock and RAM Mount

About this Guide

This Reference Guide provides instruction for the system administrator to follow when configuring a Marathon. This Marathon
Reference Guide has been developed for a Marathon with a Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Standard operating system,
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system or a Microsoft® Windows® XP® Professional operating system.
Terminal Emulation Software
Pre-installed Honeywell RFTerm is available for terminal emulation needs. Also available is Freefloat Access*One for terminal
emulation needs for the Marathon. Click
Bar Code Decoder Software
Honeywell provides Freefloat Link*One for bar code decoding needs for the Marathon. Click
Click here for the Motorola web site SDK link for the Symbol 4400 2D Imager.
Keyboard Keymapping Software
There are many keyboard key-mapping applications available on the world wide web. There is no keyboard mapping application
available from Honeywell for the Marathon.
Magnetic Stripe Reader Software
The Magnetic Stripe Reader software supports the Microsoft Windows OLE for Point of Service (OPOS) / Unified Point of
Service (UPOS) driver. Click
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here for the Freefloat website.
here to download Microsoft Point of Service for .NET.
vehicle dock options see Marathon Dock Reference Guide for details.
here for the Freefloat website.
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