At 09:36 PM 4/26/98 -0700, Grant Stockly wrote: >Sorry, I just read the messages... The screen that they are selling, how >does it work? Is it a VGA screen? Do you get to see the full picture? >And finally what do they mean by "We are currently waiting for the first >drivers to become avalable."? > Its is a TTY device that connects to a serial port. The resolution is 864x256 mono. It uses a P5 display, the electronics from a Faxview and some custom electroincs. Linux drivers are being developed by Terry Boult's group. >What is it that makes the Twiddler so expensive? > It's not that expensive when you consider the limited market for Twiddlers. Mass Market=Lower price. No mass market... >> There was a message posted earlier today regarding a website that >>had inexpensive displays, etc. It's a wearable computer co-op which is >>aiming to lower costs through buying in quanitity. They have plans there >>for a PC/104 386 that costs ~US$850, not including hard drive and power >>supply. That price does include the PD-5 monochrome display ($375) and the >>Twiddler one-handed keyboard/mouse ($200). If I can get the cash >>together, this is the route that I plan to take. >> ============================================================================ The way out is through the door. Why will nobody use this method? -Confucius Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? - Juvenal Jorge Codina,
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