more "IT" sightings

[Ted Ledbetter <tedled at earthlink dot net>]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ted Ledbetter" <tedled at earthlink dot net>
>To: <domesteading at sculptors dot com>
>Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 4:12 PM
>Subject: Is "IT" a personal scooter?
>
>
>> ...Matt Drudge (yesterday) and ABC News (this morning announced that
>> the next greatest invention, called "IT" by Dean Kamen and backed by
>> Sillycon Valley Venture caps and Harvard U. Press...for more, see:
>>
>> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/itmystery010111.html
>>
>>
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"Emilie Manning" <earlybrd at twcny dot rr dot com> responded:

>I saw this segment on Good Morning America today. Thanks for posting the
>link.
>This is getting very interesting!
>
>Emilie
>
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...the following paragarph was part of a message on the "power-assist" list
<mailto:power-assist-subscribe at egroups dot com> where those of us who like
electric motors on our bikes and trikes are also following the "IT" mystery:

"All the rumores I've seen on the Internet ( www.metafilter.com
<http://www.metafilter.com>  and www.boingboing.com
<http://www.boingboing.com>  in particular, check boinboing first) indicate
that this is a personal scooter with 2 clusters of 3 wheels each (one on
each side). Different than the photo at the ABC new site. The 3 wheels are
arranged in a triangular shape so that 1 or 2 wheels could be on the ground
at any one time. It should be able to climb stairs and hop curbs this way.
This is well within the realm of possibility, since Kamen (the inventor) has
an incredible wheel-chair like device that balances on 2 wheels. "
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