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Re: TECH: Using an IBM as a dumb interface

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From: Mark Green
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:18
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In article <1jcdrhINNdra@shelley.u.washington.edu> japetros@mailbox.syr.edu (Joh
n A. Petrosillo) writes:
>
>In article <1hp8nuINNf80@shelley.u.washington.edu> bradw@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu 
(
>Brad Wyble) writes:
>>
>>
>>I'm still interested in interfacing to a Mac and I've had the
>>following idea.  How feasible is it to use an IBM as a dedicated
>>interface unit and have it output a signal to com port which would
>>then hook to a Mac?  The IBM could constantly poll both (or more)
>>gloves and keep the info handy, then the Mac would send a request for
>>either glove and the IBM would send a packet of info....
>
>I too am trying to use DataGloves with a Mac system. I am writing a C
>application that must read and analyze glove data. Is it really
>necessary to use an IBM?? Can't you use the series port on the MAc
>(assuming one is there) with the serial port on the glove interface
>box?? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks and good luck to
>both of us, Brad.
>
>John A. Petrosillo
>L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
>Syracuse University
>Syracuse, NY


Are you talking about the DataGlove or the PowerGlove?  The DataGlove
was originally designed to run on a Mac and all the software shipped
with the early DataGloves only ran on Mac's.  You should look at the
DataGlove documentation it will show you how to connect it to a Mac.
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