At 08:36 PM 3/3/98 -0500, R. Paul McCarty wrote: >If you look at the power specs for the 386/33s, your're only talking about >1watt, which is quite reasonable for wearable power consumption. I agree >that some of the new chips like the NEC VR look fantastic for wearable >apps but I would be really surprised if someone ported linux to this chip >anytime soon. Well, I wouldn't be porting Linux, but I would be porting BSD. Really, all you need is a knowledge of C, the C compiler for the chip, and about the chip you're using... it really isn't hard after that. >I think if you want a 24 hour wearable you should either try rigging up a >display for a pilot (which successfully booted linux in Jan98 and >runs a 16MHz 68xxx) or hack a windows CE palmtop. The NEC VR chips are in palmtops. - Joseph Gaffney -- http://www.thethinker.com/members/gaffney/ - http://www.ArchAgency.com/
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