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From: kdarling@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
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Subject: Re: Sony's CD-ROM Data Discman
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Date: 13 Jun 91 10:59:22 GMT
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masaru@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Masaru Sugai) writes:
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>  It's much thicker than Disc WalkMan, and heavier than DAT WalkMan.
>BTW, I thought they were called WalkPerson in USA :)

Heh!  Not yet, but as you may have heard, some cities are ceasing
the use of the word "manhole" for those street openings :-)

>  I'm also throwing in an unrelated issue. I believe wireless LAN and
>packet broadcasting/simulecasting is the way to go for portable data 
>archiver in 90s. Even if you could get GIGA dictonaries handy, world is
>changing quickly. For the interest readers, I suggest you to take a 
>look at PenPoint and an experimental car navigation system in Japan.

I think you're right, especially in the case of non-static data.

And just so I'm true to form <wide grin>...  there's an article in an
old (1988?) Philips technology review on a CD-I based navigation/map
system for autos.   cheers - kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>