From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend") Subject: Re: Plea for help Date: Fri, 18 Jan 1991 18:39:37 GMT Message-ID: <1991Jan18.183937.14561@lavaca.uh.edu> Organization: University of Houston -- Department of Mathematics In article bigdaved@tz.wimsey.bc.ca (Big Dave Diod e) writes: >I represent a team of undergrad engineering physicists who are currently at >work building a cheap demonstration of artificial reality. We plan to use >a fast 80386 based micro running MS-DOS, a Mattel Powerglove, and a pair of >Sega LC shutter glasses. Unfortunately, we're having a difficult time getting >parts and information, and any help anyone out there can provide would be >much appreciated. Why not get an Amiga with a 50Mhz 68030 and a set of Haitex LCD glasses? They work together out of the box? The PowerGlove is going to be a hack no matter what CPU you use... And the Amiga has a hardware blitter that lets you run pre-computed screens at 30-60fps.. I don't understand this idea of using machines w/o hardware graphics support for graphics... -- J. Eric Townsend Internet: jet@uh.edu Bitnet: jet@UHOU Systems Mangler - UH Dept. of Mathematics - (713) 749-2120 Motorola skates on Intel's head!