The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
Billerica, Mass.-based National Datacomputer, Inc. (NDI) specializes in
creating DSD solutions for the food and beverage industry. Specifically, the
integrator sells O’Neill mobile printers and Motorola handheld mobile
computers running Route Rider LE software to companies delivering soda,
beer, coffee, tea, water, bread, and snacks.
When it comes to the mobile printing aspect of its solutions, NDI relies ex
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clusively on O’Neil printers. A recent solution for a large nationwide baking
company highlights the reasons why.
The customer’s drivers deliver bread to multi-location supermarket aisles and
need to have the freedom to work hands-free, but also need quick and easy
access to a mobile computer and printer. NDI recommended the O’Neil
PrintPAD. The unit is a combination of an O’Neil 4” thermal printer mounted
in a rugged case and an embedded communications charging cradle designed for the Motorola MC 9094 handheld
computer. The unit has an integrated carry strap and optional shoulder strap. Also optional is an integrated magnetic
stripe reader.
“The customer purchased 275 Motorola handhelds and O’Neil PrintPADs for its route drivers,” says Steve Bergmann,
director of product marketing for NDI. He adds that in NDI’s 20-year history of selling O’Neil products, the printers have
failed less than 1 percent of the time. “It’s a great product for us to sell, because we consider it to be a maintenance-free
product,” says Bergmann. “When we created our support program, we didn’t spend time troubleshooting or worrying
about the reliability of the O’Neil PrintPADs.”
PrintPAD Features and Specifications
The PrintPAD is the most flexible integrated printing system on the market, compatible with Motorola (MC90XX-S,
MC70 and MC75 Series), Honeywell (Dolphin 7900), and Intermec (CN3 and CN3e) handheld computers.
All PrintPADs are tested rigorously for ruggedness and reliability. Unlike some of the new PrintPAD-type devices being
offered by other companies, O’Neil offers a proven design with years of product refinement. It’s smaller, lighter and the
only PrintPAD-type device with a published 6-foot drop specification. It’s easy to see why O’Neil is also the only
company to include a two year standard warranty with every PrintPAD.
PRINTPAD
Physical Characteristics
Physical characteristics of the PrintPAD
vary slightly according to the handheld
computer with which they form an inte-
grated system. All models are designed to
be light, compact, and easy to handle.
Communications
Serial:
RS-232 up to 38.4 baud or 460.8 kpps
Cradle:
Standard interface connector with
handheld computer
Bluetooth:
v1.2 (optional)
DEX port:
DEX/UCS standard
