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Note to archivist: This is a minor upgrade to PowerGloveInspector and replaces ./binaries/objects/sources/PowerGloveInspector.README ./binaries/objects/sources/PowerGloveInspector.tar.gz and any other copies on the archive. PowerGlove Inspector Version 0.3 (beta) July 4, 1995 _______________________________________________________________________________ This application displays the current state of a Nintendo/Mattel PowerGlove (tm) attached to the DSP port of a NeXTcube or NeXTstation computer. PowerGlove Inspector does not work on non-NeXT (i.e. Intel, HP or Sparc) hardware. Glove outputs: - x,y,z position of the glove relative to the sensor array - orientation of the glove (roll rotation) - "flex" of the thumb and three fingers - state of the four direction buttons on the wrist pad - state of the "Select", "Start", "A" and "B" buttons on the wrist pad. This application is based on a program by Joe Freeman called PaintLab, which can be obtained via anonymous ftp from sonata.cc.purdue.edu as "/pub/next/1.0/demos/PowerGlove.tar.Z" and on the glove-list server as "nextpowerglove.tar". PaintLab is a hacked drawing program in which mouse events are replaced by glove actions. However, PaintLab only utilizes a few glove actions whereas PowerGlove Inspector examines and displays _all_ the hi-res glove inputs. The online help includes the glove-list FAQ and instructions on how to wire up a PowerGlove to the NeXT DSP port. Any comments, suggestions or bug reports about this application or accompanying documentation are welcome. Please contact me at: Gareth S. Bestor Computer Sciences Department University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706-1685 Email: bestor@cs.wisc.edu (NeXTmail welcome) WWW: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~bestor/bestor.html
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