From: sim@nyx.xs4all.nl (Sim Yskes)
Subject: Re: PROD: VFX1 ,the scoop
Date: 21 Jun 1996 19:45:26 +0200
Message-ID: <4qen3n$6pj@nyx.xs4all.nl>
Organization: Wij van Nyx adviseren nyx



Jason Pang (jpang@iris.bio.uts.edu.au) wrote:


: Unfortunately the feature connector of the Stealth's turn off in the
: higher resolution mode. Unfortunately there is no workaround, but I
: could recommend the Hercules cards (though I have not tested the
: Terminators), Orchids and STBs.

I bought a S3 TRIO64 card, and it works fine. with this card came the 
program FCON.EXE which allows you to enable the feature connector.
It worked fine. Even under windows95.

:  The tracking also seems to have some problems, when i nod my
: : head (up and down) the tracking seems to move in a egg-shaped oval. (i
: : think this first occured with the new updated driver obtained from
: : compuserve). There is little game support for real 3d stereo vision.

: The tracking can be calibrated with the calibration program. You have to 
: do a few full circles at different pitches and that helps out most 
: people. (Time consuming but it made mine perfect). I agree that there is 
: not enough 3D software out there. I hope that there will be a driver that 
: can adapt the video mode used in the Stereographics SimulEyes VR to allow 
: the VFX1 to use all the 3D games that are coming out for it.

I did calibrate the VFX, but it didn't fix the problem. Do you calibrate 
with the visor always at the horizontal 0 circle, or do i have to do some 
circles at other circles. (is this what you mean with different pitches, 
or do you mean different step sizes around the circle)

Gr. Sim
sim@nyx.xs4all.nl (Sim Yskes)