DPRG mailing list archives: DPRG: Wheelchair info.

Mon Feb 17 10:49:30 CST 1997

On Sat, 15 Feb 1997 19:46:14 -0600 you wrote:

>We spoke about having a PC main brain, and the RS485 to connect to
>each module as the group spoke about before.  The motors of the wheelchair
>could easily be controlled by relays or we could do some sort of DC
>motor control.  The wheelchair can easily hold about 200 lbs of weight
>so adding a bunch of stuff like arms and a huge computer and the like
>should be no problem.  It seems like the ultimate platform!

We might have a obsolete 386 or 486 mother board lying around the 
office that we could donate for the project.  I doubt it's got any
SIMMs but with the current memory prices that wouldn't be a problem.
Maybe some others could donate video, sound, disk drivers, and such...

-Steve

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