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Re: Parallel port sound -- weekend project

In article <6sej9b$j0h$2@nntp.Stanford.EDU>,
Mark Willey  <willey@keymaster.etla.net> wrote:

>BTW, I'm currently looking at the "Netwinder" as a wearable Linux machine.
>www.netwinder.org and www.corelcomputer.com  Full computer capabilities all
>for 12VDC, 1.5 amps *peak*.  ~15 Watts, typ, I believe.  Check it out.
>

[Looks over at the NetWinder sitting next to him.]

Yes, the NetWinder is an interesting base system. The form factor is
particularly nice - at 9"x6"x2" and less than 2Kg, one could hook up
a Twiddler, a VGA HUD and a DC power supply and have a wearable Linux
box suitable for a chest harness or tiny backpack immediately. Also 
nice is the price - my 64MB/3.2GB NetWinder cost under a thousand US
including shipping.

The fan is controlled by a software-adjustable thermostat. There are 2
Ethernet ports - 10BT and 10/100. There's a really fast StrongArm CPU,
and serial/parallel/kbd/VGA and (currently unsupported) NTSC video in/
out. 

Problems: the case isn't ruggedized. There aren't any PCMCIA card slots.
You need to find a good battery system. You need to find a decent HUD.

If only those glasses-HUD people would come out with a product at a 
reasonable price!

-dsr-