From: jlb31348@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Brain)
Subject: TECH: U of I Powerglove update 7-17 and 7-20-92
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:56:12 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


Again, I have missed a posting, but this is my long awaited summer
vacation after 8 straight semesters of school, so I guess that is a
good excuse.

Friday, nothing happened except a small discussion on the net over
whether ACM at UIUC will distribute or sell rights to others.  If we
do let others do the product, it will be in tandem to our
distribution, since the goal is to show students how to go from idea
to product, and letiting someone else do the hard work of all the
marketing would defeat that purpose.  However, we may not be able to
meet demand, so I have considered supplanting our production with
other companies' production.

Today, I have a few questions and a few comments.  First, a few people
have called me with questions concerning the parallel interface in its
many derivatives, so I will forward a question I have no idea about:

	One person called me to ask for help in hooking an Amiga up to a
	Powerglove.  He said that the unit would come on and beep once, but
	no flashing lights or otherwise.  He said he was using a hack from
	some book or magazine, so if you have the same interface, please email
	me and I will forward the info.

	I need to know if there is some other hookup for rs232 besides the
	DB25 and MAC adapters.

Comments:

        	I found out that there is a demo of a glove and an SGI at
SIGGRAPH, so I hope everyone who can go, should see it if possible.  I assume
that it will demonstrate the usefulness of the glove.  It will be on Monday.
NCSA at the U of I is doing it.

		I talked to Michael Starks at 3D-TV, and we went over the 
various aspects of my design.  He would like to help me market it, or at least
offer it to his customers, so I am thinking.  He also said that I probably did
not need to worry about FCC if my device is passive, so I will check.

		Martin Simon said that he does indeed have a source for the 
glasses, so hold on and I will get a price for you.  You will still have to add
on shipping, but We will know in the next few days.   I am not sure who will
actually be selling them, but I suppose I can put them in my order form, and
then pass te money along to whomever sells them with an address. 

		I am going to try a different approach to getting an answer 
from AGE, so I will post my progress as I go along.  This wednesday will be two
weeks delay, so I am getting impatient.


That is all.  I will keep you updated.

Jim

-- 
Jim Brain, Power Glove Serial Interface Project Leader (for the summer)
brain@cs.uiuc.edu
Yes, my last name REALLY is BRAIN!