Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!mcnc!ecsgate!ecsvax!jfreem
From: jfreem@uncecs.edu (Joe Freeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: PowerGlove testers wanted
Summary: get out your soldering iron
Message-ID: <1991Feb11.121639.27558@uncecs.edu>
Date: 11 Feb 91 12:16:39 GMT
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Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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I'm looking for a few people that are playing with the Matel PowerGlove.

I have hooked one to my NeXTStation, via the DSP port, and can run the 
glove in the infamous raw mode. This means that the glove gives 8 bit
x, y, and z information back to the NeXT.  It also passes back roll and 
2 bits of information on each finger (no little finger).  

Right now, I have a class, in a library, and a snd file (DSP program) that
users can play with to try and write programs that use the glove.  I also
have a hacked version of PaintLab that allows users to point their hand to
paint, click their thumb to erase and click their index finger to change
brush size. 

The hookup requires an adapter cable and external power supply (5 or 6V). 
Anyone seriously interested, should email me here.  Source code to the
class and snd file won't be avail initially because I'm still trying
to figure out what it should look like.


-- 
Joe Freeman	jfreem@uncecs.edu
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