A Nintendo-sized computer designed specifically for research. Would come with C++, Visual Basic, Mathematica, Matlab, Excel, etc. Computer programs and other files could be inserted on special disks that would resemble video game cards.
Naturally someone would have to come up with a way to insert a keyboard and half a dozen USB ports into the interface, but it could probably be done.-- inductor, Jul 11 2006 LyME http://www.calerga....cts/LyME/index.htmlLightweight Math Engine port to PalmOS [jutta, Jul 12 2006] MathME (Vaporware) http://craftsrv1.ep...h/mathme/index.htmlMathematica, MicroEdition. Internal research project only, grrr. [jutta, Jul 12 2006] Isn't this what a PDA is?-- Gallus, Jul 11 2006 Agreed, aside from the cartridge thing. But I don't know what particular advantage using cartridges for software offers a researcher.-- DrCurry, Jul 11 2006 Well, it's not like you can stick Mathematica on a PDA. Or can you?-- inductor, Jul 11 2006 Maybe next year.-- DrCurry, Jul 12 2006 Agreed, this is exactly what a PDA is. I don't think this is a new invention, more an existing trend that you can take to extremes or not.-- jutta, Jul 12 2006 But really, why bother going anywhere?-- Ander, Jul 20 2007 random, halfbakery