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- From: haydenw@aerospace.aero.org (bill hayden)
- Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
- Subject: Re: INFO?: Afordable VR
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.035803.17714@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 18:58:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov9.215747.10614@u.washington.edu> dstampe@psych.toronto.edu (D
- ave Stampe) writes:
- >From: dstampe@psych.toronto.edu (Dave Stampe)
- >Subject: Re: INFO?: Afordable VR
- >Date: 7 Nov 92 15:00:37 GMT
- >
- >D14YC%CUNYVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu writes:
- >>
- >>On the TIME magazine article says that there is a company
- >>planing to put 2 486 machine to make a VIRTUAL REALITY more affordable.
- >>There is a possibility that individual could have their own VR machine.
- >>Does anybody has more information about such equipment?
- >
- >Sounds like the SENSE8 system. This (in the PC version) is two 486/50
- >PCs, each with a DVI card for graphics. Cost: about $15000 (?).
- >Now, you can get one 486/50 and run REND386 on it. This will give
- >you fast graphics, Powerglove and stereo glasses support. It can
- >also support HMDs, with a bit of programming on drivers. Big point
- >in REND386's favor: it's free!
- >
- >
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- >| My life is Hardware, | Dave Stampe |
- >| my destiny is Software, | dstampe@psych.toronto.edu |
- >| my CPU is Wetware... | dstampe@sunee.uwaterloo.ca |
- >| Am I a techno-psychologist, or just an engineer dabbling in psychology?|
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- Where does one get(FTP?) REND386 ?
- Where can I buy compatible low-cost(?) Powerglove and glasses ?
- I'm new to this group - thanks for any response.
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