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Re: [News]Panasonic Microcast

Probable not far on range, a hundred feet or so, even if that...
Remember, these things are made for transmitting computer signals
from the den to the front room and back.
I don't think it would even work good if your comp was sitting in the
back of your car (or whatever you drive) unless you had a linear amp
connected to the ant. :P

     -James, N9XLC
     -jrhall@globalsite.net
     -certified NERD
-----Original Message-----
From: R. Paul McCarty <rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu>
To: wear-hard@haven.org <wear-hard@haven.org>; wearable@cif.rochester.edu
<wearable@cif.rochester.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 12:52 PM
Subject: [News]Panasonic Microcast

>This looks really cool.  Panasonic Microcast system transmits SVGA and
>stereo sound to your tv, and receives keyboard and ps/2 input from the
>tv at your computer.  If the box is small enough you could add a
>twiddler II, and NTSC HMD and boom: wearble.
>
>Links:
>  http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/16306.html
>  http://www.panasonic.com/host/comdex98/press/microcst.html
>
>Anyone know how big these set top thingies are and what kind of range
>they have?
>
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