From: stuart@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (Stuart Ralston)
Subject: Re: TECH: Glove & laptops & raquetball probs
Date: 04 Nov 1992 21:51:03 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.


In article <1992Nov2.094919.8783@u.washington.edu>, bradw@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Brad Wyble) writes:
> 
> hmmmm. I have a glove, it works on my standard 386 33, but my friend
> has a portable 386 SX/16 and it refuses to accept it.  It will hold on
> waiting for glove for a long time and then enter.  At various times
> the gesture indicator will be (NULL) and at others will be gestures.
> Every now and again we get quick glimpses of the glove.  Anyideas?  is
> the parallel port mapped wierd on a laptop? or is an SX 16 to slow?

I find that if you're using a 286-16Mhz that the glove takes several minutes to
become "ready".  The LED indicators just flash every 10 seconds, then without
warning the glove will become active.  On a 386-33Mhz the glove will activate
immediately.  Is this a related problem?

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