Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Position Tracking board documentation

The Virtuality 2000 series utilized an advanced magnetic field position tracking system for the Visette and Space Joystick. InsideTrak was the improved model of Polhemus' tracking system, one that fit "inside" the PC (on a single large ISA card).

Knowledge of this system is not required to operate the Virtuality system, but for the sake of documenting this obsolete product, here is its manual.

Manual for Polhemus InsideTrak system

1000 series Format board updated documentation

Courtesy of Simon Marston at Retro-VR, here is a mirror for his redrawn schematics for the original 1000 series Format board wiring diagram as well as its inboard power supply.

1000 Series Format Board - Schematic (Marston)

1000 Series Format Board Power Supply - Schematic (Marston)

Saturday, September 7, 2019

SD 1000 wiring diagram

Here is an overall wiring diagram for the sit-down 1000 series Virtuality cabinet. As with the Format board drawing, this is a composite of multiple (incomplete) letter size scans, so bits are missing here and there.

SD 1000 Wiring Diagram

This is the last post of documents that has passed through my hands personally. Pretty sure I don't have any more.