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<H2><A NAME="s4">4. What CPU ?</A> </H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 PDA based Wearables</A>
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<P>Usually they use non Intel CPU ( except the HP95/100/200LX )
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See the PalmPilot : a new breed of wearables section.
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<H2><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 PC/104 and laptop based Wearables.</A>
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<P>Theses devices are using usually an Intel or Intel compatible CPU.
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Some model even feature a <CODE>Cyrix Media GX CPU</CODE>.
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<H3>What is PC/104 ? </H3>
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<P>PC/104 is an industrial standard, for PC based systems
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that can be stacked together in order to create an embedded system.
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The footprint of theses boards is 4"x4" so as you can see it is a
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good base in order to start a wearable project.
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<H3>What about PC/104-plus ? </H3>
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<P>It is a PCI addition to the PC/104 standard.
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you can read the
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<A HREF="http://www.controlled.com/pc104faq">PC-104 FAQ</A><H2><A NAME="ss4.3">4.3 Transmeta's processor the Crusoe.</A>
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<P>It seems that Transmeta hasn't build the fastest chip on the
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market but has indeed focused on power saving making its processor and
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ideal choice for a wearable project, moreover it seems that
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motherboards will be available very soon as Phoenix Bios released
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their Bios for this chip.
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<H2><A NAME="ss4.4">4.4 Misc</A>
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<P>Last year there were some alpha based Multia sold for around $100,
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but it seemed AFAIK that nobody ever managed to build a wearable
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around one of theses devices.
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