From: FeelSafe@triptych-designs.com (FeelSafe) Subject: PROD: FeelSafe- PHANToM Safety Device Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:56:09 +0100 Message-ID: Organization: Triptych Designs The following message was sent to a handful of PHANToM owners. If you own a PHANToM and did not receive this message, be sure to visit http://www.triptych-designs.com to get your _FREE_ FeelSafe device from Triptych Designs. For those who have never heard of the PHANToM, it is a three-degree-of-freedom force-feedback device sold by SensAble Technologies. ============================================================================ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:43:33 +0100 From: FeelSafe@triptych-designs.com (FeelSafe) Subject: FeelSafe: Triptych Designs' PHANToM Safety Device Dear PHANToM User: + Have you ever had a program bug or computer crash break your PHANToM? + Have you ever been hit by an out-of-control PHANToM? + Have you ever burned out your PHANToM motors from excessive use? If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, you may need Triptych Designs' FeelSafe safety device for Sensable Technologies' PHANToM. Please read on to learn about FeelSafe and to find out how to obtain it for FREE. ** Triptych Designs' FeelSafe ** Developed and manufactured by Triptych Designs, FeelSafe contains a patent-pending velocity/kinetic energy monitoring system which will shut off an out-of-control PHANToM before it hurts users or itself. Also, FeelSafe will automatically shut off the PHANToM when your computer is powered on or powered off. ** FeelSafe Pro ** In the third quarter of 1997, Triptych Designs will be releasing FeelSafe Pro. In addition to all of the normal FeelSafe features, this device contains the additional features necessary to provide a safe environment for using haptics applications: +Hardware-based temperature protection which prevents motors from burning out +Compatibility with the WatchDog Timer present in newer PHANToM models and utilized by Sensable Technologies' GHOST SDK. ** Installation and Compatibility ** FeelSafe and FeelSafe Pro are easy to install. You simply plug FeelSafe between the PHANToM interface card and the PHANToM amplifier box. No software configuration or jumper setting is needed. FeelSafe and FeelSafe are compatible with most existing PHANToM models. FeelSafe Pro will work with all of your PHANToM software applications. The regular FeelSafe device is not compatibile with applications that use the PHANToM's WatchDog Timer. ** Availability ** For a limited time, Triptych Designs will be giving away FeelSafe devices to existing PHANToM owners. Visit our web site at http://www.triptych-designs.com for more information. FeelSafe Pro will be available directly from Triptych Designs in the third quarter of 1997. It will be priced at $500 and will come with a 30-day money back guarantee. If you have any questions about FeelSafe or FeelSafe Pro, please email feelsafe@triptych-designs.com or call us at (617) 621-1535. Sincerely, Evan Wies Triptych Designs evan@triptych-designs.com http://www.triptych-designs.com FeelSafe and FeelSafe Pro are trademarks of Triptych Designs, Inc. PHANToM is a registered trademark of Sensable Technologies, Inc. [MODERATOR'S NOTE: Commercial postings are offered on this newsgroup as a public service. Their appearance here does not indicate endorsement by the moderators or by the USENET or its administrators.]