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From: dnewton@carroll1.cc.edu (Dave Newton the Late)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.graphics,rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Mac<->Nintendo PowerGlove Interface?
Message-ID: <1108@carroll1.cc.edu>
Date: 19 Jan 90 23:57:11 GMT
References: <1611@ndmath.UUCP> <11531@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
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In article <11531@thorin.cs.unc.edu> jge@jason.cs.unc.edu (John Eyles) writes:
>I've heard that Nintendo "peripherals" use a proprietary data encryption
>scheme, which you can't get the spec on unless you sell your soul to Nintendo.
>The power-glove would transmit such encoded signals, so I think the interface
>you are proposing would be virtually impossible (without the cooperation of
>Nintendo).

   I think the encoding you're talking about is contained within the 
cartridges themselves, attempting to prevent unauthorized third-party game
developers.
   If the PowerGlove transmits "encoded" signals, it shouldn't really matter,
as every control on the glove would need a unique signature.  So all you'd
need to do is hook a data-catcher to the glove's outputs and watch.

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