From: Maintainer <MAINT@SFOVMIC1.VNET.IBM.COM>
Subject: Re: HOME-BREW: Power Glove Interface
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 10:33:38 -0400
Message-ID: <334BA8C2.397E@SFOVMIC1.VNET.IBM.COM>
Organization: PSI Public Usenet Link


John Goggan wrote:
.....  stuff I agree with.  Its really easy to build a PG interface.
> 
> Robin Hollands wrote:
> > The Printer Port PowerGlove interface is a hack and nothing more. It
> > requires quite precise timing to work properly, and often fails on
> > fast computers.
> 
> This I wil agree with.  I did have problems using a known-working
> interface on a P-100 a while back.  Then again, that same interface
> (which I originally built for my 486DX/2-50) still works fine today on
> my P-120 (running at 133).  So, although I agree that some fast
> machines have problems -- I think it is still much worth a try for
> beginners.
I wrote code that handles glove timing on everything from 286 to Pentium
Computers.
Seriously!  I'm still not sure how I got "out of the loop" with the
Power Glove
stuff.  There is a ton of information on my web page about the glove.

I will be placing most of the code there soon.  (The objglv.zip is a
dead link
but not for long).  It has a long painful history as many know.  But it
saddens
me most to see that no one finds the information I have gathered when
they
first get involved with this.

http://www.well.com/user/mtp2/prose.html

John, please make sure you at least mention this "Object Glove" stuff on
the
FAQ.  It broke barries on many fronts.  It supports two gloves
simultaneously.
It supports real time gesture recognition.  (Not the best system in the
world,
but better than the original Rend386 system).  It works in DOS and
Windows...

Then it died (that is to say, I don't
think anyone is actively working with it anymore.)

A high school student used it to win second place in a national science
fair
convention, i think that was a year ago?

> P.S.  On a related note, I have recently gotten permission from
> J. Eric Townsend (thanks, jet!) to take over and update the PowerGlove
> FAQ.  I think renewed interest in the PowerGlove would be good for VR
> at this time, and I hope to provide an accurate and current source for
> PowerGlove information.  I'll announce as soon as it is ready.

Sincerely,
-Mark Pflaging