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To: Brasco One who wrote (155)	3/8/1999 7:06:00 PM
From: Phil(bullrider)	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10293

Donny, I don't even wear a wristwatch, so I don't see a wearable computer in my ensemble anywhere in the near future. Have fun, Phil

To: Brasco One who wrote (155)	3/8/1999 7:39:00 PM
From: Bill Wexler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10293

<<IBM's chair last time said that "the PC era is over".>> Well..perhaps I wouldn't go that far but I think it would be more correct to say that the internet era has begun. XYBR is a crap stock and will eventually go to zero. By the way, I noticed that you became a memeber today and have already posted 31 times. Perhaps you should start concentrating more on quality and decrease the quantity. Also the quote in your profile comes from the Godfather I not Godfather II.

To: Brasco One who wrote (155)	3/8/1999 8:19:00 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

Donny, once people start having cell phones surgically attached to the sides of their heads, maybe then you can sell us on wearable computers. But given the fact that even laptop computers crap the bed in 1- 3 years precisely because they are portable, I think you should look a bit deeper into your theory. Victor

To: Brasco One who wrote (155)	3/9/1999 12:31:00 AM
From: Marconi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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