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Re: The Ruputer watch

From: six9rage@aol.com (SIX 9 RAGE)
Date: Tue Oct 13 17:47:21 1998
Newsgroups: comp.sys.wearables

what exactly is the reputer watch?? six9rage@aol.com

>Does anyone have one of these things yet, or have seen one in person? The
>display resolution isn't all that great on the thing. Maybe possible to
>wedge in a new OS and maybe hack a keyboard for the thing, through the
>serial port on it?? I can't seem to find any technical data on it <processor
>type, speed, etc> since, most of the web pages are in Japanese... <I have a
>Kanji dictionary but translation is so slow!> I like the idea of it, but
>going to at least wait for it to be in English. Any opinions on it?
>
>Also, I've been looking around for parts for a StrongARM based wearable.
>I've yet to find anything inexpensive that fits the bill. This is supposed
>to be an inexpensive processor! The ADS stuff <http://www.flatpanels.com> do
>not have mass storage, although the Thin Client does have the option for 2
>PCMCIA interfaces, so maybe it's workable? On the other hand, the developers
>kits I've found seem to have everything I'd want, but are very expensive.
>So, has anyone found a better option, or heard of an upcoming product that
>would fit the bill? I'd need mass store, audio, video, ethernet,
>serial/parallel port, and a card slot (or two).
>
>Not looking to build it tomorrow or

Six9rage@aol.com  
Damion Juarez
Diversion Internet Technologies

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