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Re: might one of you be willing to build a wearable for a fee ?

From: "Tristram W. Metcalfe III" <>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:32:28 -0500

Darxus wrote:

> I have been putting off building myself a wearable, but I've had a number
> of people express interest in purchasing a pre-built wearable.
>
> Would any of you be willing to build a wearable for a fee ?  Complete
> package, linux installed & everything.
>
> At this point I'm most curious about a minimum configuration --
>
> 386 or 486
> 4mb-8mb ram
> 200mb hdd
> HUD
> twiddler
> batteries
> linux
>
> If you could provide me with a cost estimate, I would be greatful.
>
> This is a service I'd been planning on providing once I got around to
> figuring out exactly how to build one myself.  Seems universally
> benificial -- you get paid to do what you enjoy, while helping the
> wearable phenominon spread.

,,, & some additional 'universal.benefits' could be the starting of a grass roots GPL
industry that should be able to evolve in any positive direction.
that,,
Importantly would be able to provide up front early ptototyping of the large numbers of
units that will eventually meet the need in a mass production. This is the many needs
through out the world, for the "Enabling of Humanity" for any&every area of healthful use.

An actual beherenow  industry could simultaneously start 'real' early benefits (hi#s units
in operation for real people asap) that might symbiotically combine with its increased
empirical prototyping, a benefit to & from research (already well up to speed) that would
inturn benefit the user interns?

I would hazard a guess that all it takes is a few basement/garage/livingrm shops to turn up
the volume enough, by "officially" entering this future *major* industry, that might cause
it all to happen quicker due to the improved return on investment,, if the brave folks who
need to increase their spending money in this direction hear/see the 'volume'.

Remember the voice of the blind (&any other person) who *knows it will happen* but fears not
catching sight of *it* before leaving this world.

I would certainly offer my efforts to help connect markets to supply (if was necessary).
There very likely needs to be some mechanism to provide the accountability, the toughest
part of the equation?, that being, the one to one hand holding, training, "user/friendly"
learning curve that the early prototype market will likely require.

.02
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