From: peterson_at_d...
Date: 2001-07-18 16:40:16
A few thoughts on the issues addressed by the polls:
Windows 9x is almost universally available and, if we are going to
have just one choice of OS, this is the most obvious one. I say
leave it to the Linux hackers to port their own software if they
insist on running it on Linux.
Choice of interface is really an engineering matter. We non-engineers
probably should not be given much weight on the issue. However, if
RS-232 is adequate for our purposes, then it is also a very widely
available choice. I like the idea of leaving the parallel port open
for a printer because I envision software that will permit printed
reports of session data.
Someday we may want to create a multi-channel QEEG-capable device.
This will re-open the interface issue, and I assume that the two
reasonable alternatives would by parallel and USB, if only because of
their wide availability. However, if the technology requires more
bandwidth, then Firewire would be perfectly acceptable to me. I
don't currently have a firewire port on any of my computers, but you
can believe I'd have one tomorrow if I had a 19-channel EEG machine
to hook up to it. QEEG machines will always be a specialty item,
mostly appealing to professionals. It would definitely require FDA
certification. The ones currently on the market cost $6-7K, and if
we could make one for $1k, it would be wonderful and open up QEEG to
a whole bunch of practitioners and small clinics that would like to
have it but can't afford it. The cost of a Firewire card or whatever
would be insignificant in comparison to the cost of the machine.
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