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Message no. 1
From: Bryce Kaspar <Bryce.Kaspar@********.EDU>
Subject: Sort of [OT]
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 22:17:45 -0700
I'm not sure how topical this actuallyis...

For a Bio-Engineering Project that I am doing for school, I need to figure
out how to design an artificial (cyber) eye. Obviously this can't quite be
done by modern tech. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly (circuitry if
possible) how a cybereye works, interface and all. Thanks for your time.

. .
// Bryce Kaspar \\
// CU Boulder Aerospace \\
// kaspar@***.colorado.edu \\
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright | What the hammer? what the chain?
In the forests of the night, | In what furnace was thy brain?
What immortal hand or eye | What the anvil? what dread grasp
Could frame thy fearful symmetry? | Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
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In what distant deeps or skies | When the stars threw down their spears
Burnt the fire of thine eyes? | And watered heaven with their tears,
On what wings dare he aspire? | Did he smile his work to see?
What the hand dare seize the fire?| Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

--Blake
Message no. 2
From: Ray & Tamara <macey@*******.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Sort of [OT]
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 16:31:44 +1000
> I'm not sure how topical this actuallyis...
>
> For a Bio-Engineering Project that I am doing for school, I need to
figure
> out how to design an artificial (cyber) eye. Obviously this can't quite
be
> done by modern tech. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly (circuitry
if
> possible) how a cybereye works, interface and all. Thanks for your time.

I'll ask my wife. She probably knows.

Ray
Message no. 3
From: "Simon T. Sailer" <Simon.Sailer@****.AC.AT>
Subject: Re: Sort of [OT]
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 19:16:16 +0100
> I'm not sure how topical this actuallyis...
>
> For a Bio-Engineering Project that I am doing for school, I need to figure
> out how to design an artificial (cyber) eye. Obviously this can't quite be
> done by modern tech. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly (circuitry if
> possible) how a cybereye works, interface and all. Thanks for your time.
>
> . .
// Bryce Kaspar \\

Checking out shadowtech might help you. The whole process of
integrating cyberware is described there in detail. And it's a very
good description, if you take into consideration that it's
pure science-fiction they are writing about.

ss
Message no. 4
From: "MARTIN E. GOTTHARD" <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Sort of [OT]
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 11:23:06 +1000
> I'm not sure how topical this actuallyis...
>
> For a Bio-Engineering Project that I am doing for school, I need to figur=
e
> out how to design an artificial (cyber) eye. Obviously this can't quite b=
e
> done by modern tech. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly (circuitry i=
f
> possible) how a cybereye works, interface and all. Thanks for your time.
>


O.K. This probably won't help much, but here goes;

From what I can recall, a sort of cybereye has already been designed. It=

uses either a digital camera system, or an array of photovoltaic
rececptors to get the image.

As far as I know, the eye works in cases where there is damage to the
front of the eye, such muscular atrophy, etc. The optic nerve has to be
intact, because the 'cybereye' presents an image to the nerve receptors
instead of to the front of the eye.

The image which the person recieces is apparently very grainy (Think
100x50 res on your screen), and is also only in black and white..... But
anyway, with future technology is is possible that improvements can be made=
.

General points to consider;

The nerve endings have to be intact, especially the optic nerve,
because we can't interface machines with nerves on a compact enough scale=

at the moment.

Bulk will be a problem, and it is unlikely that a synthetic image
interpreter will fit in the socket of the eye.



There's probably more, but that's just my two ¥ worth. Hope it helped.

Bleach
Message no. 5
From: Czar Eggbert <czregbrt@*********.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sort of [OT]
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 05:48:24 -0500
On Thu, 3 Apr 1997, Bryce Kaspar wrote:

> I'm not sure how topical this actuallyis...
>
> For a Bio-Engineering Project that I am doing for school, I need to figure
> out how to design an artificial (cyber) eye. Obviously this can't quite be
> done by modern tech. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly (circuitry if
> possible) how a cybereye works, interface and all. Thanks for your time.
>
Accually if you have access to Shadowland (www.shadowland.org)
they have a page dedicated to this, Cyberware in the Real World, in the
Reality Check section. They even have a few links to offical sights on
these subjects.

Czar_Haha I an see in the *thunk*_Eggbert

P.S. on a kinda related note....I have finally seen Trun To Goo used in a
game...ewww nasty! took out a razor-boy in one round! Thank gawd it was
only used on the NPC's!

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