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Re: Fashion Wearable

From: Doug Sutherland <>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 12:15:08 +0000

Chuck 

> To repent for your sins, say 5 Hail Woz's and retract your statement
> publically.

I knew that apple comment would push a few buttons :)

> Your module looks wonderful!  The translucent "pinkish" casing  seems 
> to work quite well...curved edges look pretty comfortable too.

The base that the CPU sits in, and some of the bracing is made out of ...
tupperware! This goes back to the roots of my first wearable, which was
enclosed in a transparent tupperware box (I called it tupperwearable :)
This one takes that concept all the way home, honing it down to near 
commercial grade packaging. Tupperware is tough and light, and edges
are rounded, good qualities for wearable enclosures. The shell around 
the tupperwear is made from ... kids school binder material. Its very
light, sexy, and has that cool translucent look. A touch of fabric on 
the end adds a bit of style. Total cost of enclosure is around five
bucks.  

> Did you have the JAVA logo embroidered on the leather?  Very nice.

No, the Java logo is from the back of my original "Java Jacket" wearable. 
That jacket went all over the world, got tossed around, and los gatos
(the cats) left some claw punctures in the leather. Eventually it got 
chopped into peices for leather scavenging, and I saved the logo to 
make the LCD enclosure. The original leather jacket was replaced with an
identical new leather java jacket, it now resides somewhere in Sun's 
hall of innovation (aka back closet) gathering dust.

  -- Doug

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