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Re: Wearable config (was: RE: Good HMDs)

From: Brian Rudy <>
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 10:58:30 +0000

This is the current operational configuration I am using:

TechWearable 1B: P233MMX (CardPC with PC-104 carrier card), 32M RAM, 3G HD,
802.11 wireless LAN, twiddler, M1, PCMCIA, A/V capture, color CCD camera.

Timothy Gray wrote:

> Current working wearable (WEll it kinda is... it's getting mothballed soon
> for pc104 setup)
>
> 386 mini-baby AT motherboard...
> ide,svga,sound,network card ... all 2.5 inches tall, with brackets removed
> (I found there are lots of cards only 2.5 inches tall)
> power converters for 5,12 and -12 volts.
> battery, twiddler,M-1,GPS,Packet radio for Net interface (DEAD now.. I dont
> need 24/7 net access)
>
> The twiddler and M1 cost all the money... everything else was scrounged from
> computer store junk bins.. (note: be very friendly to them and they give you
> things they would throw out.) and corperate dumpsters.
>
> my wearable is 8 inches by 6 inches by 3 inches less battery.  Oh... laptop
> 512 meg HDD in there too....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Papp <>
> To:  <>
> Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 8:32 PM
> Subject: Wearable config (was: RE: Good HMDs)
>
> >On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Tony Havelka wrote:
> >
> >> What is your current wearable configuration and is it based on current
> >> technology?
> >
> >Mine is still on the soldering board, but here it is.  I'm interested in
> >what others have as well.
> >
> >CPU: 386 SBC w/isa backplane.  Needs work as keyboard is flaky.
> >
> >Power: PS under construction (will run from 2 12V lead-acid
> >cells- subject to upgrading to Li-ion camcorder batts)
> >
> >Input:  mini-qwerty / fiddler (last on priority list for parts)
> >
> >Storage: 345MB HD (desktop model - not a 2.5" drive)
> >
> >Display:  P4 private Eye ( 80x25 is nice, but I'd prefer something much
> >smaller even if it could only display a pitiable amount of text)
> >
> >P.S. Rehmi - do you have any plans to put the schematic for the PIC driver
> >to the P4 on your site?  It only has pictures and the PIC code with a note
> >that the schematics are TBA..
> >
> >| Donald Papp
> >| 
> >
> >
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