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Gameboy wearable

So is anyone interested in developing a wearable gameboy.  If so please
let me know and I'll start a web page and update it as we develop new
things.  Thanks,
Kent

James R. Hall wrote:
> 
> I thought uzi was a cp/m os, not a unix os
> 
>      -James, N9XLC
>      -
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent Lofley <>
> To:  <>
> Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 9:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Gameboy Camera
> 
> >I previous tried to start a gameboy wearable but my major downfall was a
> >storage device.  It is completely possible and feesible but I didn't
> >have time to develop one.  I'm going to start work on it again though.
> >As far as Linux on a gameboy.  It has already been ported to Z80.  Its
> >called UZI.  If your interested in developing a Gameboy Wearable please
> >let me know.
> >Kent
> >
> >Todd Freeman wrote:
> >>
> >>         Don't know if any of you noticed or not but Nintendo seems to
> >> have come out with a nifty. They made a camera that works with their
> >> Gameboy system as a plug in cartridge. The frame rate doesn't look that
> >> hot but from the fact that a gameboy uses 4 AA or 4AAA the power
> >> consumption would have to be nice for wearable use.
> >>         The add that I saw the camera looked a little more pixly then
> >> the Gameboy screen and appeared to have a frame rate of about 2-3fps.
> >> Also it had stuff on board for adding little animations and pictures and
> >> lots of photo editing and clip art adding.
> >>
> >> Looks like if the interface is easy that it would be a nice thing to
> >> have... Best of all the MSRP is $49.95 US which means in a year garage
> >> sales will have them for $5  :)
> >>
> >> Site is:
> >> http://www.nintendo.com/gb/gb_camera/index.html
> >>
> >> Now all we need is linux for the Gameboy... :)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Todd Freeman
> >> CS Unix Support
> >> CAST Online Editor
> >> Web site: http://www.andrews.edu/~freeman/
> >
> >

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