From: jlb31348@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Brain) Subject: TECH: U of I powerglove supplemental update 6-30-92 Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1992 14:52:35 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Now that I have had time to collect my thoughts, here is some more goodies available on the PGSA II: The 8 bits of output may be hard to hook up to since there is very little room on the board. The pins are still there, you just have do look harder to find them. The same hardware will be used for one and two glove units. Just the software changes. If you want two gloves, go ahead and buy the one glove unit and then get the software upgrade when it is available. Updates can be installed by the user. They will be made available to all registered users of the PGSA II through Internet or other wise, and disks could be mailed out for the cost of the disk mailing. I do not anticipate but one update: two glove support. However, I have been known to let bugs crep into my code on occasion, so don't rule out the possibility. I have a list of buyers as of toady. It will follow. If you are not on the list, please email me. If you want off the list, ditto. If you wish to change the number you want, ditto. If you wish to change the type, don't do anything. All I need now is a count of units. I can break it down later. Some have a "(maybe)" after them since I was not sure. Please clarify if you can. I would appreciate this posting getting to CIS and others to let other users know about the list. Each box will have a serial number imbedded in the software. I should have two glove support debugged by the weekend, but don't hold your breath. I can guarantee 27+ frames a second. I am trying for 30, but who knows. Email if that is too slow. There is a possibility of me buying power adapters and selling them to users who do not have any spares. Email if you like the idea and what you would pay for a power supply. We have demos for IBM, but are looking at other platforms. I am trying to build a MAC interface so that we can guarntee MAC support. All you need is an rs232 converter, but I have not had time to build one. I need someone to mail me a program that will read data from the mouse port for a MAC. Does anyone know of the best way to package this thing? I want it cost effective, but not ugly. Email with suggestions. The order form will go out next Monday when the boards are done. I will post it here. (unless that is against the rules) You can email it to me. There will be no provisions for hooking up the A/D ports or the input lines except solder holes in the board. you need to be adept at soldering, or ask us to do it when we sel it to you. We can work something out. SIGARCH would like a copy of all PD software released for this unit, as well as shareware. I personally would like beta releases of commercial prgs, but I believe I may be overstepping my bounds. Hey, had to ask! This box will NOT do the kitchen cleaning. I realize that some of you may think there is too much on this thing, but it is full featured and the extras came at no cost. Here's the list. Check for your name: Mon May 25 08:10:57 1992 Mike Cirioli 1 assembled Mon May 25 00:04:33 1992 Alex Jeannopoulos 1 assembled Sun May 24 15:26:51 1992 Peter Hickman 1 assembled Sat May 23 21:27:01 1992 Veenu R. Rashid 1 assembled Wed May 13 11:18:09 1992 UD085383@VM1.NoDak.ED 1 assembled Sun May 10 03:10:02 1992 Bradley B. Banister 1 assembled Sat May 9 12:19:28 1992 Robert Kylberg 1 assembled Tue May 5 20:12:47 1992 Devon Copley 1 assembled (maybe) Thu Apr 30 16:22:07 1992 David Mann 3 assembled Thu Apr 30 16:01:57 1992 Robert P. Kuehne 1 assembled Fri May 1 07:38:05 1992 Sean Clark 1 assembled Fri May 1 09:11:37 1992 Joel L. Duerksen 1 assembled Sat May 9 19:56:35 1992 Tim Oerting 1 assembled Fri May 1 12:17:13 1992 Karim Sanjabi 1 assembled Fri Jun 12 00:56:20 1992 David Jones 1 assembled Thu Jun 11 18:18:45 1992 Kevin Rosenjack 1 assembled Thu Jun 11 11:15:45 1992 John Williamson 1 assembled Sun Jun 14 23:47:45 1992 James Gwertzman 1 assembled Mon Jun 15 19:58:44 1992 Richard Gregg 1 kit Tue Jun 16 04:02:53 1992 Christopher Russell 1 assembled Tue Jun 16 01:51:10 1992 Shawn McDonald 1 assembled Mon Jun 15 16:54:36 1992 Joan Eslinger 1 assembled (maybe) Mon Jun 15 14:19:49 1992 Mark Baratta 1 kit/assembled? Mon Jun 15 11:14:03 1992 David Ray 1 kit Mon Jun 15 10:07:55 1992 Michael A Cecere 1 kit/2,3 kits? Mon Jun 15 08:25:25 1992 Robert Quintus 1 kit/assembled Fri Jun 12 14:40:38 1992 Ron Menelli 1 assembled Tue Jun 16 08:31:30 1992 Nicolas A Arauz 2 assembled Wed Jun 17 10:45:08 1992 Mike Hite 1 assembled Wed Jun 17 13:19:05 1992 Rick Duffy 2 assembled Tue Jun 16 17:42:41 1992 David E. Doughty 1 kit/assembled Tue Jun 16 15:22:40 1992 Mark E. Trayle 1 kit/assembled Tue Jun 16 13:56:55 1992 Farli 1 assembled (maybe) Tue Jun 16 12:10:44 1992 Dan Shimizu 1 kit Wed Jun 17 00:07:01 1992 Uttam M. Narsu 1 assembled (maybe) Mon Jun 15 13:12:57 1992 Lance Miller 1 kit Thu Jun 18 04:32:02 1992 Denton Morris 1 assembled Thu Jun 18 11:52:31 1992 John E. Williams 1 asembled/kit Thu Jun 18 14:09:25 1992 Robert Marsanyi 1 assembled Fri Jun 19 08:01:25 1992 MArk Hughes 1 assembled Sun Jun 21 18:04:57 1992 Mike Vidal 1 assembled Sat Jun 20 21:44:40 1992 Carl 1 assembled Sat Jun 20 07:38:39 1992 juri Munkki 1 kit Fri Jun 19 16:57:38 1992 J. Eric Townsend 1 assembled Mon Jun 22 09:01:25 1992 William Gerlt 1 assembled Mon Jun 22 14:00:56 1992 Rick Botman 1 kit (maybe) Mon Jun 22 18:13:21 1992 Robert Law 1 assembled Fri Jun 19 07:51:46 1992 Ed Savage 1 kit Tue Jun 23 08:27:44 1992 Teresa Johnson 1 kit (SIGARCH member) Thu Jun 18 16:25:19 1992 Terry Flynn 1 kit (maybe) Thu Jun 11 07:32:29 1992 Erik Bleifield 1 kit Tue Jun 23 11:23:32 1992 Chris Hiner 1 assembled Tue Jun 23 18:50:42 1992 Eric Van Hensbergen 1 dual glove (not available yet) Tue Jun 23 19:10:04 1992 Steve Verity 1 assembled Wed Jun 24 00:16:17 1992 Simon Giszter 1 assembled/2 assembled? Wed Jun 24 12:02:32 1992 Donald T. Morley 1 assembled Wed Jun 24 14:57:50 1992 Jeremiah Blatz 1 assembled Thu Jun 25 15:20:37 1992 Mike Hollenbeck 1 assembled Fri Jun 26 10:25:01 1992 Mike Mailander 1 assembled Fri Jun 26 10:52:08 1992 John VanHoozer 1 assembled Fri Jun 26 21:03:03 1992 John Daggett 1 assembled Sat Jun 27 16:18:50 1992 Tom Meyer 1 assembled Sat Jun 27 15:46:35 1992 Eric Lambrecht 1 assembled Sat Jun 27 22:30:01 1992 Bernie Roehl 1 assembled Sun Jun 28 14:10:38 1992 Roger Caldwell 1 assembled Sun Jun 28 12:07:00 1992 Carl T. Donath 1 assembled Mon Jun 29 11:56:55 1992 Richard Dowling 2 assembled Mon Jun 29 10:41:51 1992 Jay Francis 1 assembled Thu Jun 25 14:23:11 1992 Robert Gooch 1 assembled Wed Jun 17 00:30:48 1992 Craig Gilbert 1 assembled Tue Jun 16 04:09:43 1992 Michael groenewald 1 assembled Tue Jun 16 03:49:42 1992 Dean J. Clarke 1 kit -- Nothing is better than Eternal Happiness. jlb31348@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Jim Brain Therefore, a ham sandwich is better than eternal happiness.