Cyclocomputers: a dumb comment.

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:07:11 GMT, Michael wrote:

RonSonic wrote:
(snip)
Yeah, there's a processor. Does that really make it a computer.
(snip)

IBM developed and marketed "processors", what the rest of the world
called as computers.

Are you sure? In fact, the very first IBM's "consumer-market" thingie
was called IBM PC - or, in other words, Personal Computer! :-)

By the way, in Russian language we're still calling device for
measuring bicycle speed "speedometer"...

Cheers,
Artur

As a big fan of HP calculators until the monstrosity that is the hp49,
I must say: Are you sure about that?

Don't go dissin' the pimp HP-49. I only bought one because they quit
making the HP-48GX, and I like it a lot. Too bad they quit making
calculators altogether... insert frownie emoticon here.

Matt

More cowbell + /_\

(Wannabe Ironman) writes:

Don't go dissin' the pimp HP-49. I only bought one because they quit
making the HP-48GX, and I like it a lot. Too bad they quit making
calculators altogether... insert frownie emoticon here.

Yeah, the calculator division should have gone with Agilent when HP split.

My Polar S720i has a 9600 baud IR transceiver which conforms to the IRD
standard. Show me a "speedometer" with that function.

It also has a bit of memory as it can store 99 hours of exercise dat
and compute the power from chain tension and speed. And ALL inpu
sensors (cadence, speed, chain speed and chain tension) communicat
through 2 conductors so the system is probably 2 computers

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Weisse Luft

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:50:47 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


My Polar S720i has a 9600 baud IR transceiver which conforms to the IRDA
standard. Show me a "speedometer" with that function.

It also has a bit of memory as it can store 99 hours of exercise data
and compute the power from chain tension and speed. And ALL input
sensors (cadence, speed, chain speed and chain tension) communicate
through 2 conductors so the system is probably 2 computers.

Dear Weisse,

Did it store the data from that high-speed downhill ride
that you were going to post a few weeks ago?

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain

or

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

Carl Fogel

Wrote:
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:50:47 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


My Polar S720i has a 9600 baud IR transceiver which conforms to the
IRDA
standard. Show me a "speedometer" with that function.

It also has a bit of memory as it can store 99 hours of exercise data
and compute the power from chain tension and speed. And ALL input
sensors (cadence, speed, chain speed and chain tension) communicate
through 2 conductors so the system is probably 2 computers.

Dear Weisse,

Did it store the data from that high-speed downhill ride
that you were going to post a few weeks ago?

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

or

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

Carl Fogel

Not yet...I have a broken rib from a dog encounter while off-roading on
the Scapel I've been riding but at normal velocities on level
pavement.


--
Weisse Luft

Wrote:
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:50:47 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


My Polar S720i has a 9600 baud IR transceiver which conforms to the
IRDA
standard. Show me a "speedometer" with that function.

It also has a bit of memory as it can store 99 hours of exercise data
and compute the power from chain tension and speed. And ALL input
sensors (cadence, speed, chain speed and chain tension) communicate
through 2 conductors so the system is probably 2 computers.

Dear Weisse,

Did it store the data from that high-speed downhill ride
that you were going to post a few weeks ago?

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

or

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

Carl Fogel

Not yet...I have a broken rib from a dog encounter while off-roading on
the Scapel I've been riding but at normal velocities on level
pavement.


--
Weisse Luft

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 05:14:26 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


Wrote:
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:50:47 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


My Polar S720i has a 9600 baud IR transceiver which conforms to the
IRDA
standard. Show me a "speedometer" with that function.

It also has a bit of memory as it can store 99 hours of exercise data
and compute the power from chain tension and speed. And ALL input
sensors (cadence, speed, chain speed and chain tension) communicate
through 2 conductors so the system is probably 2 computers.

Dear Weisse,

Did it store the data from that high-speed downhill ride
that you were going to post a few weeks ago?

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

or

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

Carl Fogel

Not yet...I have a broken rib from a dog encounter while off-roading on
the Scapel I've been riding but at normal velocities on level
pavement.

Dear Weisse,

Ouch!

Sorry to hear this, but glad that it was no worse.

Carl Fogel

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 05:14:26 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


Wrote:
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:50:47 +1000, Weisse Luft
wrote:


My Polar S720i has a 9600 baud IR transceiver which conforms to the
IRDA
standard. Show me a "speedometer" with that function.

It also has a bit of memory as it can store 99 hours of exercise data
and compute the power from chain tension and speed. And ALL input
sensors (cadence, speed, chain speed and chain tension) communicate
through 2 conductors so the system is probably 2 computers.

Dear Weisse,

Did it store the data from that high-speed downhill ride
that you were going to post a few weeks ago?

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

or

http://tinyurl.com/6bkcr

Carl Fogel

Not yet...I have a broken rib from a dog encounter while off-roading on
the Scapel I've been riding but at normal velocities on level
pavement.

Dear Weisse,

Ouch!

Sorry to hear this, but glad that it was no worse.

Carl Fogel

(Wannabe Ironman) wrote in
om:

As a big fan of HP calculators until the monstrosity that is the hp49,
I must say: Are you sure about that?

Don't go dissin' the pimp HP-49. I only bought one because they quit
making the HP-48GX, and I like it a lot. Too bad they quit making
calculators altogether... insert frownie emoticon here.

They did? EEEEP! I must make sure my 48GX never breaks down, then.

-A

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