John P. Brown wrote:
....
 What I would like to see is a
>small MSDOS (or LINUX) computer with a non volatile HD and perhaps a built
>in basic or C.  Such a thing would be a super tool/toy for us technical
>types.  All we see now are super flashy personal organizers with data base
>and to do lists etc. etc..  What ever happened to the pocket BASIC
>computers that were around a few years ago?, these could be brought up to
>date now and made much more powerful for not a lot of money.
....
Have I found
>a hole in the market?.

[cringing a little at bringing this up] I wonder whether the WinCE
PDAs from Compaq, Casio, etc, can be run in MS-DOS mode. Anyone know?

Also, usoft has a new push just this week with their new "Pocket
PC", and "plan" (of course) to capture 40% (???!!!) of the Palm
market in 2-3 years. Wonder if these will do DOS ?? [no, I don't
work for usoft - I just play B. Gates on the soaps].

Whew, it's "Pocket" everything nowadays.
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Jim Newton wrote:
>I'd like to see (own) a wearable computer
...
> with a HUD like the Private Eye
...
> and a nice, small keyboard
...
> with an "IO" board like Dan's Pocket Test Bench
>http://www.sni.net/~oricom/
> (come on Dan, make the WCT!)
>http://www.sni.net/~oricom/projects.htm
> sewn into a glove
...
> with the signals analyzed by a remembrance agent
....
> and a packet radio
...
> interface to the internet and especially an updateable knowledge base
....
> and a group of like minded people <GRIN>
....

Several things:

1. Latest issue of Pop Mechanics has an article on watches
that do all kinds of techie things - GPS, "watch PC", etc.
Mostly Japanese. So anyday now, Japan will have your little
baby, Jim. [now don't take that the wrong way!].

2. Regarding the WST [World's Smallest (Cheapest) Testbench]
project, I've about finished the other 3 projects I told you
about last month, and will take another look at the feasibility
of it.

3. Since I *do* wish to make the WST as compatible as possible
with various shareware products (ie, P16PRO, Tait, etc), I've
been waiting for the smoke to clear in the "free ICD" arena.
It's about time to look at updates from people who built those.

best regards,
- Dan Michaels
Oricom Technologies
http://www.sni.net/~oricom
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