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Non-Tech : Bill Wexler's Dog Pound

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To: Brasco One who wrote (155)	3/9/1999 12:31:00 AM
From: Marconi	Read Replies (1) of 10293

Hello Mr. Brasco: [XYBR] Portable computing has merit. But only the I/O need be portable. Leave the relatively delicate box in proximity and couple via IR or spread spectrum ( in noisy areas). The 1-2 mile radius of commercial spread spectrum should do fine for 90+% of the population. I looked into that last year and found for $800 or less I could get a prototype headmount display from Sony (it was available in the USA as a 'prototype', but not for mass market in the US) that with little modification would allow me to roam freely around with my family and keep tabs on the market live. It was not an oversized clunk like many of the 3-D contraptions. What was practical last year is not earthshaking this year. I think the idea of a wearable computer--the whole shebang--is largely forced nonsense and certainly not justifiable as exercise gear. Ruggedized and miniaturized computers remain relatively expensive-- a la laptops. I'll have to favor the side of Mr. Wexler's reason. I've been exposed to some of the (wearable computer) MIT floater concepts--I think they are straining (as they academically should) to enlarge thinking, but I don't believe their thoughts center on new business development. My reasoning is along the lines of portable then cellular phones, rather than making longer and longer cords and more convenient to hold base sets.... An old thought from this old inventor: HINT--think wireless. Best regards, m

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