I wouldn't say *straight* VGA capability. It's got to go through that blasted converter box, which you need to enable usage of in each program. Or disable, I can't remember which. The point is that it's not a default capability of the DC, more like a conversion of component video out to the proper VGA signals. As for the controller adapter, there's also a fairly decent OEM keyboard and mouse for the Dreamcast. Combine those with the (admittedly overpriced) Ethernet adapter (only 10MBit!) and you have a very capable system for under $300. You'll still need to burn CDs until you can hook up an IDE device, but it's a good start. I'll admit that a PS/2 converter is easier on the wallet, but at least we know that the hardware exists, so maybe it'd be possible to build out a custom twiddler that acts like a DC keyboard instead of a PS/2 one. If nothing else, it'd look nicer than yet another peripheral box sticking out of the system. CK On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Matt Gleeson wrote: > Linux has indeed been ported to the Hitachi SH-4 > (http://www.m17n.org/linux-sh/dreamcast/). > The Sega Dreamcast uses the Hitachi SH-4 as its CPU (Hitachi SuperH SH-4 > RISC CPU @ 200MHz). > I have been going to mention the possible use of the Dreamcast for wearable > purposes for a little while now, > as it has many features that would serve the purpose of wearable quite well. > It is a fairly small unit (could be made smaller by custom casing etc), > already has a composite video out, also > has straight VGA out capability, can interface both keyboard and mouse via > PS/2 to DC controller adapter, > has built in "GD-ROM" capable of reading normal CD media, is able to > interface to IDE devices > (via a hack: http://www.ma.nma.ne.jp/~ikehara/dc/dcwdc.html) > and has an ethernet adapter available after market for the unit (or there > are hacks out there to use standard PCI, > I believe) - and the thing comes standard with a 33.6kbps or 56kbps modem > (depending on country I think). > > And let's face it - what could be better than being able to have a game > anywhere we want as an added bonus? =) > > Regards, > > -Matt Gleeson. > > > > > At 12:29 31/07/01 -0400, Thomas Edwards wrote: > > >I'm sure someone will port Linux to the Hitachi SH-4 Risc, if it hasn't > >happened already :) > > > >-Thomas > > > >On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Carol Stein wrote: > > > > > I am NOT attracted to a commercial wearable with Windows > > > CE! > > > >-- > >Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > >"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to> >Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org > >please, Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/false domain > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------- > Matt Gleeson > Multimedia Developer/Blackboard Administrator, Multimedia Unit > Griffith Flexible Learning Services > > ISL 3.38 Information Services Building > Logan Campus, Griffith University > University Drive MeadowBrook, 4131 > Australia > > Email:
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