Sorry about the off topic thread, but wearable PCs were mentioned
earlier...

Speaking of wearable PCs, the September 1996 issue of Sea Power
(published by the Navy League) had a short article on pp 24-25 on the
wearable PC.

It is made by Computing Devices International (CDI), managed by one Jerry
Hess.  CDI formed an alliance with ViA Inc. in Palo Alto, CA  to market
the product.  The article said it was being made available to "Defense
Department customers."  (I'm not sure this means that non-DoD customers
need not apply, even though it goes on to state that ViA "markets the
wearable system commercially.")

ViA acquired the patent rights from the inventor, Craig Janik of Palo
Alto.

"It is an Intel 80486... 8MB RAM up to 24MB... and slots for two-way
audio and visual recognition devices."

The keyboard is strapped to the forearm.  (Needless to say touch-typing
won't work.)  The visual device straps to the head which apparently
covers one eye with an eye-piece.  So yes, the user looks like a "Borg"
from Star Trek.

The article goes on to say the device could be useful for computing tasks
in confined areas.  It was demonstrated by DARPA in Bosnia as a language
translator with a program developed by the Naval Aerospace Operational
Medical Institute (NAOMI) for communication with the local populace.
 (Yes resistance is futile, the Bosnians will be assimililated.)  It also
being played with by the Navy SEALS.