Torso-worn computer without a monitor

Claim 1

A mobile, torso-worn computer comprising a computer housing, activating means, means for attaching said computer housing to the torso of a user, said computer housing having a back section for attachment of cables thereto and on an opposite end of said housing is a from section, said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer except for a monitor, said housing comprising: (A) an offset peripheral connector recessed from a rear terminal portion or back section of said computer housing, said offset peripheral connectors are adjacent to and recessed back from said back section in such a manner that a rigid connector connected thereto does not extend substantially beyond said back section, said peripheral connector means having a curved configuration that substantially conforms to the curvature of a user's body; and optionally: (B) a PC card housing having means to contain substantially an entire PC card when contained therein; (C) a compartment for housing a removable hard drive; and (D) an opening in said front section of said computer housing for internal connection to an IrDA transceiver.