I got a call from one of my sources today. They had a new load of stuff
for me to check out so I went out there LATE today and stayed till well
after dark. One of the more intersting things that I found is a Mentis
wearable computer! Pictures to follow when time permits.
TELTRONICS - INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS
Mentis, fully functional wearable computer, Intel Pentium 166 MHz MMX,
includes CD capability. "The Mentis system is created and manufactured by
Interactive Solutions, a subsidiary of Teltronics, Inc. Belonging to the
new generation of wearable computers, the Mentis system takes "wearable" to
new dimensions. Multimedia dimensions. With the Mentis solution, users gain
the portability of a laptop, the ruggedness of a wearable computer, and the
full multimedia capabilities of a desktop system. It is a truly universal
computing platform. And, it's ideal for any environment, any occasion where
users need real-time, interactive information, in the field or on the fly.
The Mentis processing unit is little more than an inch thick and measures
7? by 5? inches. This compact system houses a Pentium?-based, fully
multimedia-equipped, single-board computer." (Home Page)
Joe
On Jul 8, 7:40, James Rice wrote:
> In our experience, wireless is fine for casual internet connections,
> thin clients (terminal services, citrix, rdp) but much too slow for
> anything that involves any level of data transfer.
I agree with that. And I agree with Christopher's observation that
it's good in proptected buildings; we use it for that too.
> I use wireless 802.11g at home for my kids and wifes internet
> connections. All of my Unix boxes are wired.
Much the same here.
> Christopher McNabb wrote:
>
> >Interesting, because we have LOTS of wireless here at Virginia Tech
> >and oh yeah, it works fine. I'm on a wireless connenction right
now.
But shared with whom, doing what, at what range?
> >I think that wireless installations that are slow and/or unreliable
> >probably have configuration issues or interference from other
sources.
Not necessarily. You won't notice a problem if you use it to read your
email, even sharing it with a few other users. When you start doing
more serious stuff, the throughput, something like 1-10Mbps shared
under optimum conditions for 11g, is very low compared to wired
networks, eg 100Mbps switched per port on a Gigabit backbone (which is
what most of the campus is).
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
>> Now I just buy the DVDs.
>
>Not that you can avoid the advertising on DVDs anymore. I rented one a
>few months ago that wouldn't even let you skip them! If I wasn't so lazy
>at that point I would taken it back to the video store and demanded a
>refund.
Yeah but remember, DeCSS is pure evil. There could never be a legit
reason to want to be able to bypass whatever restrictions the MPAA puts
on a DVD. After all, they know exactly what is right for everyone.
The worst one I had to deal with was a DVD that played SEVEN freaking
trailers before letting me get to the menu. Plus the FBI warning, and a
handful of production company animated logos. It took a solid 15 minutes
>from when I put the DVD in to when I could access the menu and actually
play the movie. (IIRC, I think it was "Cheaper by the dozen" that did it,
although I could be wrong. I know it was a NetFlix rented movie that I
watched about two weeks ago, and that's the one that is popping in my
head).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
Patrick,
I have these. Trades are always welcome.
I am always looking for:
M8186
M8043
M8192
M8578
M7676
M8063
M7840
M7656
M7506
M5977
and most other pdp equipment.
Thank you,
Shannon Hoskins
pds3(a)ix.netcom.com
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From: Patrick Finnegan <pat(a)computer-refuge.org>
Sent: Jul 6, 2004 10:04 PM
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Wanted: KLESI-UA
So, now that I discover I had a TU80, not TU81 controller in my 11/750,
I'm looking for a KLESI Unibus card, aka M8739. If anyone has one, I'd
be willing to offer some money or a trade of some sort.
Pat
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I noticed this the other day... I'm a bit confused as to it's lineage.
First, the M series has a unique keyswitch, unlike the E and F series. In
the E & F, the keyswitch is nothing more than a latch to open the front
panel. On the M series, the front panel switch is electronic, selecting R
(reset memory I think), Off, Standby, On, and perhaps Lock (going from
memory).
The one on ebay has no such markings on the front panel. This would make me
think E & F. But the front panel is clearly from an M, as it only has the
ABSTPM registers, not the special register mode (index registers, etc.). And
in some of the pictures there are two pictures showing behind the front
panel, and to me at least, it looks very non-HP (custom) with regards to the
cables coming off the front panel board, and some kinda (non-hp?) board
underneath that. Wierd.
Not to say it isn't a fully functional M series, but... I have never seen
one quite like that.
Regards,
Jay West
This board appears to be fitted with the VME130 diagnostic/debugger
V3.1 ROM. ANyone have the destructions for this or a similar ROM?
(E.g. MVME147 etc)
Cheers,
Lee.
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Hi All,
Digging through some more stuff. I found a DSD 4120 (NOT 4140) qbus floppy
controller connected to two half-height 5 1/4 mitsubishi 4853-1112U
flopppy drives. One of the floppy drives had a diskette that read:
Scotch 3M
744-0 Diskette
Single Head, Single side
soft sector, single density
A quick google didn't land any hits for the DSD 4120, but a few, including
bitsavers had info on the 4140, They appear to be very similiar, but with a
few differences. The 4140 is a RX02 controller.
Is this another RX02 clone?? It's a 5 1/4 " not 8" and the floppy drive itself
is capable of over 700MB.
Could this be a RX50 clone??
Anybody senn one of these, any info??
Thanks
Cheers
Tom
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I am looking to purchase a Programmer and wonder if you could tell me the
type of device list such as 2716 thru 27c type and or flash.
Thanks for any help
>In our experience, wireless is fine for casual internet connections,
>thin clients (terminal services, citrix, rdp) but much too slow for
>anything that involves any level of data transfer. We sell and support
>medical software that transfers very large databases. I have lost count
>of how many offices have implimented wireless networks without checking
>with us first. They usually scream bloody murder when we inform them
>they will have to revert back to wired networks. It seems mostly the
>doctors brother-in-law reccomended wireless.
Its funny that you bring that up.
I recently started with a new client, who sells Medical software (patient
charting or something to that effect, don't know exactly, just started
and I don't have anything to do with the actual software).
They are pushing wireless... I just got of a 45 minute phone call trying
to get one of the wireless tablets to reconnect to the network. WLAN was
up just fine, but it wouldn't allow any IP traffic. And of course this is
real fun to debug over the phone, trying to tell a Dr how to check and
change the settings on a tablet that has only an onscreen tappable
keyboard.
I'm dreading my next phone call to him (he had to hang up and deal with
patients), as I'm having a bad feeling the WPA key got screwed up... he
will go NUTS trying to tap in the 61 character phrase I used as the key!
(I couldn't even get it right twice, I had to tap it into wordpad and cut
and paste into the WPA key fields).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
