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BEHEMOTH - Big Electronic Human Energized Machine, Only Too Heavy

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History
Specification
Today
References

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The BEHEMOTH - Big Electronic Human Energized Machine, Only Too Heavy ^[1] was an electronic bike weighing in at roughly 450 pounds. It was created by a multi-disciplinary team of volunteers led by Steve Roberts, a self-taught computer hobbyist.

History

The BEHEMOTH took three and a half years to build and it involved teams of engineers, machinists, bicycle experts, and chip-makers working in labs and shops across California including Palo Alto, Milpitas, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Scotts Valley, and Mountain View. There were many technologies that were used in this project including but not limited to fiber-glassing, sheet-metal fabrication, machining, FORTH software programming, harsh-environment packaging, networking, power management, embedded systems and audio processing. According to Roberts, the BEHEMOTH was to be a "collection of all the geeky tools that he could imagine, integrated into a limited user interface available while pedaling a bicycle".^[2] He envisioned a project where "computer and communication tools rendered physical location irrelevant."^[3]

Specification

The BEHEMOTH bike contained many of the latest technologies of the time{{when|date=September 2018}} which were packed within the following three main equipment enclosures:

Console, a fiberglass-enclosed hood located on the front of the bike
RUMP (Rear Unit of Many Purposes) located behind the bike seat
Trailer, located at the back of the bike

The console consisted of the following technologies:^[2]

Audio and serial switch networks allowing anything to talk to anything with simple commands
Bicycle Control Processor which was programmed using the FORTH language
Cordless phone, answering machine and fax machine
Credit card verifier
Diagnostic tools including LED matrix
Fiberglass dome that was a satellite antenna which provided email connectivity
Folding 6-segment aluminum console
Handlebar keyboard on each handle
Icom 2-meter transceiver; dedicated Larsen half-wave antenna on seat
Immersive head-up display that was controlled by an Ampro 80286 DOS platform for CAD system
Macintosh 68K which powered the GUI
High Frequency (HF) datacomm
VHF datacomm
Radiation monitor
Speech recognition board
Speech synthesizer which kept the rider current with notifications from the Bicycle Control Unit
Toshiba 1000 repackaged laptop for scrolling FAQ
GPS satellite navigation receiver
Ultrasonic head mouse controller
80 MB hard disk drive

The RUMP consisted of the following technologies:^[2]

Air compressor
Brain-Interface Unit (Helmet)
Headset with boom microphone
Helmet-cooling tank and pump
Helmet lights and cooling system
Ear-jacks for stereo headphones
LED taillight switch-mode controller
Motion sensors for security
Motorola 9600-baud modem
Rear-view mirror on swiveled mount
Reflection Technology Private Eye display
Rump Control Processor (programmed using the FORTH language)
Sealed lead-acid battery
Sharp Color active-matrix display
Single LED taillight cluster
Solar panel
Stereo System
Sun SPARCstation
Ultrasonic head-mouse sensors

The trailer consisted of the following technologies:^[2]

Antenna to communicate over various amateur and public radio networks
Audio filtration and Magic Notch
Audio crosspoint network, bussed to console
Automatic CW keyer
Bike and Frame-Mounted Components
Bike power management hardware
Camping, video, camera, personal gear
Canon BubbleJet printer
CD player
Custom recumbent bicycle
Dual-band VHF/UHF antenna
Fiberglass-over-cardboard composite structure
Folding dipole antenna which enabled global coverage on the high frequency amateur radio bands
Fluke digital multimeter
Ham Radio station:
High-brightness LED taillights
Hydraulic disk brakes
Icom 725 for HF
Makita battery charger
Microfiche documentation and CD library
Mobile R&D lab
Pneumatic controls, landing gear, pressure tank, air horn
Qualcomm OmniTRACS satellite terminal
Security system pager to alert police if the bike were disturbed
Technomad Dreams
Telebit CellBlazer high-speed modem
Television transceiver
Telular Celjack RJ-11 interface
Trailer Control Processor (programmed using the FORTH language)
Two 15 amp-hour sealed lead-acid batteries
Under-seat steering
72-watt Solarex photovoltaic array
105-speed transmission

Today

The BEHEMOTH logged over 17,000 miles while in service and demonstrated the integration of technologies for recreational use as a visible artifact of early wireless mobile networking.{{cn|date=September 2018}} The BEHEMOTH was donated to the Computer History Museum, where it's currently on display.^[4]

References

1. ^Hernandez, Daniela, [https://splinternews.com/this-mac-powered-bicycle-from-1991-will-make-you-jealou-1793845419 "This MAC-Powered Bicycle from 1991 Will Make You Jealous"], Splinter, 2 February 2015
2. ^¹²³Roberts, Steven K., [https://microship.com/behemoth/ "BEHEMOTH – Big Electronic Human-Energized Machine... Only Too Heavy (1989-1992)"], Nomadic Research labs, 2017
3. ^Roberts, Steven K., [https://microship.com/behemoth-computer-history-museum/ "BEHEMOTH - Computer History Museum"], Nomadic Research Labs, March 2001
4. ^{{citation|title=BEHEMOTH (Big Electronic Human Energized Machine, Only Too Heavy) recumbent bicycle|work=Museum exhibits (online database)|publisher=Computer History Museum|url=http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/mobile-computing/18/345/1703|accessdate=2018-10-07}}

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