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Re: /. wearable internet appliance (ugh)

airport is 802.11 ... the base station is esentially a small computer (486)
with a wavelan pcmcia card.
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From: "jsquishee" <>
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: /. wearable internet appliance (ugh)

> Optical thumb mouse, although, keyboard there is none that I can imagine.
>
>
> > One thing I note is it doesn't mention the user input method at all.
> > I see no references to user input methods.  I see a mouse like thing
> > in the picture, but that is it.  The other thing I see lack of mention
> > is the connection method to the internet.
>
> It said it was wireless. Apple has the Airport(and the UFO shaped "base").
>
> I would have to assume there would be some way to hardwire this to a
computer, or
> hacked...
>
>
> > On the other hand I bet it's an accident waiting to happen. :}
> >
> > I'm wondering how long till Linux runs on it?  It will take an IBM
> > Microdrive, and also has a USB port.
> >
> > At this point it's 2/3rds of a product.
>
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