On Fri, 29 May 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
> 1) A body fat measuring computer. This is one of those things that runs
> current through you to test your resitance (the fatter you are, the higher
> your resistance (except your resistance to food, of course)). It's driven
> by a TRS-80 Model 100 bolted onto a contraption and mounted in a
> briefcase. Would you free the M100 or leave it as a (bad) example of a
> computer-contolled app? (Or leave it near the fridge as a subtle reminder
> of your pigosity?)
Keep it original. You can always get an M100 (they are practically a dime
a dozen I find). But you can't always find the interesting uses people
put it to, ie. your example.
> 2) A Kurzweil "Personal Reader". This was very high-tech for its time: a
> portable card cage with hand-held scanner, OCR software in ROM, and a
> DEC-Talk module. Used by the blind to read books. I assume it has been
> obsoleted by much less expensive PC-based equipment, but would you offer
> to donate it to a center for the blind or keep it as a (good) example of a
> computer-controlled app?
That is an interesting dilemma. Perhaps you could give it to an
organization on "indefinite loan", and ask that they return it to you when
it no longer is needed or is supplanted by a generous offering of modern
day equipment?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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