From: kreinddm@ucunix.san.uc.EDU (David M Kreindler)
Subject: Re: Nintendo Power Glove
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 91 01:54:58 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati


In article <1991Aug14.160833.14627@acs.ucalgary.ca> jsbell@acs.ucalgary.ca (Joshua Bell) writes:

>Would it be possible to use the Nintendo PowerGlove as a poor-man's
>dataglove? Obviously the sensitivity isn't there, but it would allow some
>degree of interaction.
>
>Anyone know the 1) technical info about the power glove? 2) The pinouts,
>electronics, etc? 3) what kind of interface would be needed?
>
>And (long shot here) does anyone have the ability to jurry-rig a NPG
>to an NEC Ultralight's RS-232C port and write a mouse driver? (I know, long
>shot.)

Long shot?!?  C'mon, this is the USENET, 'the wonder product with a million
household uses!'

There was an article on exactly that topic in BYTE magazine about a year ago,
including pin-outs, how to wire it up to an RS-232, and with a prototype 
driver (-in C, as I recall-). I'd love to give you a precise reference, but
I just disposed of my BYTE back-issues. . . . 8-(

David K.