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Re: What do I Need?? + Any old systems for sale??

In message <> "Graham Cannell" <> writes:
> I am 	On a University Electronic Engineering Degree and therefore I am very
> interested in Computers.
> 
> I have recently become very interested in the idea of having a Wearable
> computer with Linux/windows on it?? Unfortunately as I am a Student I would
> not like to spend a great fortune on such a system. Also to add to my
> problems I am studying in the United Kingdom and am unsure if such products
> as PC/104 computer boards are readily available as they are in the US??
>
     You may have a look at: www.dpie.com
        (partner of Germany's Jumptec based in the UK)

> Basically I am looking to produce a simple system 386/486 that would run
> Linux or a simple windows 3.11?? but as I am quite new to this idea I am
> looking for advice as to what I require and where I may be able to get it
> from.
> 
> I am very confident that I could be able to assemble a system with the
> correct advice and components but if there is anyone out there on the net
> who may be able to put together a simple system or has an old used system
> they no longer require and would be able deliver it to me I would be quite
> great full and of course would pay the required cost of the system + Postage
> and personal prophet (remember though I am only a student)

    Dont worry, There are a lot of students here (some from highschool or earlyer) or ther were students when all this started some decades ago...

  for the instructions, some of them are:

the recent PhD. Thesis of Dr. Thad Starner have an appendix about that:
http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/ccg/publications/index.html
other places are:
wearcomp.org
or
http://wearables.www.media.mit.edu/projects/wearables/FAQ/Wear-Hard.txt

cheers,

-- 
 Walterio W. Mayol-Cuevas                    
 P.R.S, Robotics Research Group 
 University of Oxford - Department of Eng. Sci. 
 Jenkin Building - Parks Road - OXFORD OX1 3PJ - UNITED KINGDOM

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