[comp.society.futures] 8-oz pocket computer

wyle@inf.ethz.ch (Mitchell Wyle) (06/05/90)

o  100 Integer MIPS
o  Finger-tip body-capacitance remote transducors (no keyboard)
o  Stereo head-up projection on transluscent eye-glasses
o  16 Megapixel, 32-bit colour
o  2 Mbit/sec comm links to cellular net and direct satellite links
o  512 Mbyte expandable to 4 Gb
 
"user-friendly" point and "tap" software
large keyboard mask for "typing in the air" or any available surface

felton@eng3.UUCP (Ed Felton) (06/30/90)

In article <25093@ethz-inf.UUCP>, wyle@inf.ethz.ch (Mitchell Wyle) writes:
> o  100 Integer MIPS
> o  Finger-tip body-capacitance remote transducors (no keyboard)
> o  Stereo head-up projection on transluscent eye-glasses
> o  16 Megapixel, 32-bit colour
> o  2 Mbit/sec comm links to cellular net and direct satellite links
> o  512 Mbyte expandable to 4 Gb
>  
> "user-friendly" point and "tap" software
> large keyboard mask for "typing in the air" or any available surface

I am currently designing a No-Keyboard, Sunglasses Display Laptop(?)
with a 40MB hard disk... Email for info... Money for real-thing...
will have virtual mouse, and virtual keyboard interface...

****** I AM 100 % serious folks ******
****** This is real (assuming funding) ******

is based on minimum of a 386 / 60030 processor
cannot say more until patented...

Need about 500,000 $ US to finish... 


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