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Re: Good HMDs - Was: help!!!

>>>>> "Tony" == Tony Havelka <> writes:

>> From: Don Papp [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, July
>> 06, 1999 4:22 PM To:  Subject: Re: Good HMDs -
>> Was: help!!!
>> The trend towards "waiting for something that does 800x600" may be
>> explained as simple grass-is-always-greener, but perhaps that is
>> not it.  It could very well mean that to many wearable enthusiasts,
>> display resolution is simply more important than CPU horsepower or
>> whatever else you put it up against.

> Following this argument, would it be safe to say that "wearable
> enthusiasts" are willing to pay more for a display than they are a
> CPU core since they value resolution higher then CPU performance?
> This does validate the earlier comment of the M1 being priced higher
> than any wearable component - while it is not now, maybe it should
> be.

This is definitely the case for me; I can do what I need to do on
anything that can run emacs usably.  This means about a '486-33, 16MB
for me.  I _need_ readable 80x24 text.  But I'd _much_ rather use a
800x600 if it's available.

-Ansel
-- 
A horse has got more legs than I / But fewer than a centipede
He wears a bridle instead of a tie / And is sometimes called a steed

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