Plates · 128 × 43
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This directory holds Wib&Wob artwork sessions, one **subdir per session/theme**.
The plate
Fig. 1128 across, 43 down.
The grid itself
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│ WEARABLE COMPUTING PROJECT · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · SPECIMEN PLATE I · MID-1990s │
│ Subjects photographed in standard deployment configuration. All gear operational. Classification: HOMO·COMPUTATUS·NASCENS │
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[A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
.'[=]'. .'[⊡]'. .'[≡]'. .'[#]'. .'[□]'.
/ ⊙ ⊙ \ / ◉ ◉ \ / ⊙ ◉ \ / ⊙ ⊙ \ / ◉ ⊙ \
|--HMD--| |-VISOR--| |--EYE1--| |-DISPLAY| |--EYE2--|
\_____/ \_____/ \_____/ \_____/ \_____/
|·|·| |·|·| |·|·| |·|·| |·|·|
/| |\ /| |\ /| |\ /| |\ /| |\
/ |[⊡]| \ / |[██]| \ / |[≡≡]| \ / |[░░]| \ / |[▓▓]| \
| | · | | | | · | | | | · | | | | · | | | | · | |
| |_·_| | | |_·_| | | |_·_| | | |_·_| | | |_·_| |
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|_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|
.----. .----. .----. .----. .----.
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|· ·| |· ·| |· ·| |· ·| |· ·|
'----' '----' '----' '----' '----'
[pck] [pck] [pck] [pck] [pck]
jgs
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│ CABLE ARRAY : ~3.2m each · routed under garment · connects pack→HMD→handunit→sidecar │
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[A] HEAD UNIT: monocular display, 640×480, mounted left eye PACK: 486DX2 + 8MB RAM
[B] HEAD UNIT: binocular visor, composite video input PACK: camera + RF unit
[C] HEAD UNIT: eye tap unit, camera co-axial with line of sight PACK: custom DSP board
[D] HEAD UNIT: flip-down LCD, 320×240, rechargeable PACK: DAT + GPS logger
[E] HEAD UNIT: bare CRT tube, head-strapped, direct phosphor PACK: battery + UPS
NOTE: All gear handmade. No commercial equivalent existed. Estimated time to widespread adoption:
████████████████████████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ~25 years (ESTIMATE CORRECT)
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