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M1 First Sights

Doug, I am thrilled at your enthusiasm but I must say, before you
post, you might want to try searching the archive at
http://wearables.blu.org to see if your questions have been asked
before.  By all means if you do not find answers to your questions,
then ask, but some of the time, you will find what you seek in the
archive.  Ok, on to your post...

>>>>> "Doug" == Doug Sutherland <> writes:

Doug> Guys,... I finally gave in and bought an M1 Personal Viewer.

Doug> My first impression is that the screen looks quite
Doug> small, 

Well, if you think the M1 is small, stay away from the Micro-Optical!

Doug> the text appears tiny... ...There seems to be a lot of M1 users
Doug> out there, so I am hoping you can give me some advice on getting
Doug> oriented with the M1. I have a bunch of questions.

Doug> - Are people really using the M1 as a replacement for
Doug> traditional monitors on a regular basis, or just for periodic
Doug> use? Can you use it comfortably for extended periods?

I use it for a good chunk of each day, I would say from 2 hours (min)
to 20 hours (max) 5 to 6 days a week.

Doug> - The manual says it runs off 9 volts...

Not quite, the manual says it runs off 8 - 12 volts and that it comes
with a 9 volt adapter.  8-12 is conservative.  As Don and others have
pointed out there are quite a few hacks listed on the tec section of
the M1 site. as well as peoples personal sites.  I give the the M1 5v
as described on the tekgear site.  I find my power regulator is a bit
more efficient than the one in the M1.  But for several years I just
used the one in the M1 to deal with the power off my Sony's (at that
time, in series).  I have also used the parallel port to provide a
software on/off switch for the M1.  This worked very nicely and
also extended battery life.  At this point I find I leave the M1 on
all day.  Part of this is paranoia.  Since ViaVoice dies some time, I
am afraid I will miss an apointment or a reminder if I only rely on sound.

Doug> - What do I have to do to increase the font size in the linux
Doug> console? What sizes are you using?

Severl folks have already told you about svgatextmode, it is also in
the archive and info about it is on the tekgear site.

Doug> - Is there a separate font configuration for emacs or does it
Doug> inherit the console font settings?

If you are at the console, it inherits.  But it totally rolls with
svgatextmode changes, so you can change textmodes in another virtual
console and when you return to the one with emacs in it all will be
resized appropriately.  If you are in X emacs gets to choise its own fonts.

Doug> - Is anyone using the M1 with x-windows, or is it only used for
Doug> console based applications?

I use X if/when I must.  Usually to show someone the particular app
they want to see.  It works fine, I just don't need it for anything so
I don't use it. 

Doug> - Has anyone ripped apart the eyepeice to see what is inside?
Doug> Any idea if this can be hacked to make it smaller? I am
Doug> disappointed with the length of the eyepeice ...

It is not hard to pop off the case, make it smaller and put it back
together.  Get a can of air first.  Dirt in the M1 is a pain.  Two
weeks ago (the night after ISWC to be precise) I made my M1 smaller
again, but I have not taken pictures of it yet.  I will post once they
are up.  Others (as you can see in the archive, the Tekgear site, and
others posts) have done much more than cosmetic changes to their M1.
Again, I urge you to use some of your demonstrated research skills on
the wearhard archive.

Doug> Thanks in advance.

No problem, glad to have you on the list!

Greg

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