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Re: Gameboy wearable

Kent Lofley wrote:
> 
> 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/
> > >
> > >

I wouldnt waste your time on it. In the long run youll have a screamin
Z80 runnning some hybrid distribution os Linux. Is it worth the effort?

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