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Re: M1 is now a better deal than Xybernaut display

I agree, the Xybernaut also cannot display 80 col text clearly. For an
almost $3000.00 device it had better display TRUE 640x480.

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> From: R. Paul McCarty <>
> To: Christopher Allen <>
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: M1 is now a better deal than Xybernaut display
> Date: Monday, August 03, 1998 11:16 PM
> 
> yeah, but the Xybernaut display is monstrously big and much heavier
> (15oz vs the M1 4oz).  The Xybernaut HMD also occupies 32degrees of 
> the visual field vs the M1's 16degrees.
> 
> I find the Xybernaut display offensively bulky.
> 
> -Paul
> 
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> 
> On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Christopher Allen wrote:
> 
> > Someone mentioned a while back that the monochrome VGA Xybernaut
display
> > could be had  "for ($1500 according to PC Magazine)." That's the bundle
> > price. You CAN buy it separately according to
> > 
> > http://www.sentel.com/sentelmain.cfm?id=2&template=wearables1
> > 
> > which lists it at $2,995.00. Since it could be thought of as being four
> > QVGA M1s, transpose the special priced $600 M1 to $2400 and see that it
> > is 20% less.
> > 
> > -Chris
> > 
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