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Re: Kitty [Re: Twiddler2]

you have 8 data lines you could use. if you're naughty you could use 3 co=
ntrol lines too so yes 11 pins...

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul-V Khuong <>
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2003 8:43 am
Subject: Re: Kitty [Re: Twiddler2]

> --- Lucy E Dunne <> wrote:
> > I emailed this guy a few months ago and he said he's
> > in talks with=20
> > manufacturers, but nothing yet.
> > Keep your fingers crossed....
> > --Lucy
> >=20
> >=20
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> > At 10:14 PM 10/21/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > >You know what, I would like an alternative. Anyone
> > know the kitty guys? I
> > >sure would like to be a beta tester.
> > >
> > >Kitty: http://www.kittytech.com/about-kitty.html
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> Couldn't you build your own? It's a pretty simple
> device, after all. I'm pretty sure you have enough
> pins on one parallel port to do one hand without any
> electronics, probably two*. Anyway, as the
> half-keyboard shows, even one hand is enough. After
> that, building a linux driver shouldn't be too hard,
> but i have no idea how one would make one for windows.
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> *-Connect the three contacts of each thumb to 3 pins
> [2 contacts per pin]; let's call them pins 0, 1, 2.
> -Connect each fingertip to one pin each. 8 pins, so
> pins 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. (4 pins for one hand)
> -Cycle through each thumb contact and check for input
> on pins 3-10. That's enough to know which finger is
> connected to which contact on each hand.
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> I'll have to check again, but i'm pretty sure we can
> have 7 p=EEns on a parallel port, and i THINK we use 11.
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