(2028) Sun 8 Nov 92 1:23
By: Don Allen
To: All
Re: Mind FAQ - 3/3
St: <2027
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Q: Are circuit diagrams available in case I want to build one of my own?
A: Several list-users have promised to design simple hardware and upload
the plans, but so far none of them have come through. The list archives do
include an Amiga BASIC program to produce HemiSynch-like tones on the
Amiga's audio ports. Also, blueprints are available for a few devices,
such as the TENS, for various prices from a company called at
(send for price list).
Q: If I build one of my own, can I sell it?
A: Lots of people are. You can find the complete list of relevant
American patents in the MIND-L archive at ASYLUM.SF.CA.US. The most
important of these is Denis Gorges' patent on the Synchro Energizer; Gorges
insists that every other machine in the field infringes on his patent, and
has been threatening to sue for quite some time now. So far as we can
tell, he hasn't done so yet.
Q: Where can I read more?
A: The first and foremost is Michael Hutchison's {MegaBrain} (Ballantine:
1986), a $4.95 paperback which covers a wide range of hardware. It's
getting a little long in the tooth, but supposedly we should soon see a
1991 update. A little more skeptical and a lot more up-to-date is Judith
Hooper & Dick Teresi's {Would the Buddha Wear a Walkman?} (Simon &
Schuster, 1990), for $16.95 in trade paperback. Hutchison also publishes
(irregularly) a newsletter called {The MegaBrain Report}, for $36 per year
>from the address at the end of this file.
Q: So what is a ?
NAME TYPE* MANUFACTURER PRICE NOTES
Binaural Signal Gen. AUDIO AudioImagery $390 Audio synthesizer
HypnoPeripheral Proc. AUDIO HPP $40 Sublim tape sets
Paraliminal Tapes AUDIO Paraliminal varies Range from $10-$35
AlphaSonics AUDIO AlphaSonics $36 40 sublim tapes
Ultra-Meditation I-V AUDIO Zygon $49 Meditation tapes
Synchro Energizer L&S Synchro-Tech $9000 Original; 4-user model,
prices go to $150k
Relaxman L&S Synchro-Tech $599 10 presets
MC Squared L&S L&S Research $350 1st home model, 12 preset
Innervision PR-1 L&S Mind Gear $299 Choice of LED or bulbs
Innervision PR-2 L&S Mind Gear $349 Same as above, fully
programmable
DAVID Paradise L&S Comptronics $695 Fully programmable
DAVID 1 L&S Comptronics $3700 Two-person, good audio
Daydreamer LIGHT ? $15 Manually operated, you
blow into it
Dreamwave II L&S AlphaLabs $695 Programmable, good audio,
externally expandable
Shaman L&S AlphaLabs $180 Externally expandable
Electro Stim CES AlphaLabs $300 Add-on to the Shaman or
Dreamwave II
EEG Controller L&S AlphaLabs $500 Biofeedback controller
for Shaman, Dreamwave
Mastermind L&S MindsEye $200 12 preset functions, small
Courier L&S MindsEye $395 Similar to MasterMind
MindsEye Plus L&S MindsEye $895 Programmable, good audio
Synergizer L&S MindsEye $495 MindsEye Plus as add-in
board for IBM PC
IQ-Tutor L&S InnerQuest $120 A piece of cheap crap
IQ-9110 L&S InnerQuest $329 21 preset functions
InnerQuest II L&S InnerQuest $495 21 presets, programmable
InnerQuest III L&S InnerQuest $595 InnerQuest II w/ built-
in tape deck
InnerQuest Pro-S L&S InnerQuest $895 InnerQuest III w/ micro-
phone, audio out
RelaxMate LIGHT Shealy $150 Lousy frequency control
Tranquilite LIGHT Tranquilite $500 Ganzfield effect
Theta-One L&S ? $195 Ganzfield effect, audio
DreamLight DREAM Lucidity Inst. $999 Lucid dreaming hardware
Alpha-Stim CS CES ? $650 Original CES hardware
Mind Man CES ? $625 German Alpha-Stim clone
Endo Stim CES MegaBrain $995 State of the art CES
Nustar II CES Nustar $399 Cheaper, less flexible CES
Brain Tuner 5 (BT-5) CES ? $350 Inexpensive CES
L&S TurboCharger CES ? $299 Add CES to any L&S machine
Alphapacer II L&S,CES ? $495 Combines L&S and CES
Bio Cy 2000 L&S,CES ? $595 Combines L&S, ganzfield,
and CES
IdeaGenerator Plus SOFTW Experience $195 MS-DOS
in Software
Brainstormer SOFTW Soft Path $75 MS-DOS
The Thinking Machine SOFTW Psychological $90 MS-DOS, Apple II
Psoftware
HyperTies SOFTW Cognetics $349 MS-DOS
Guide SOFTW OWL ? MS-DOS, Macintosh
Eliza SOFTW various varies everything
Racter SOFTW Mindscape $45 MS-DOS, Macintosh
PC Guru SOFTW ? $100 MS-DOS
Mind Mirror SOFTW Mindscape $15? MS-DOS
Synchronicity SOFTW Visionary Sfwr $60 MS-DOS, Macintosh
* AUDIO = Audio stimulation, tapes (audio)
LIGHT = Photic stimulation (light only)
L&S = Light and sound mind machine
CES = TENS and CES electrical stimulation
DREAM = Lucid dreaming hardware
SOFTW = Computer software
Q: So where can I find and buy all of this stuff?
A: Some of it's at Sharper Image, Hammacher Schlemmer, and other yuppie
toy stores, but the best selection and prices are from two dealers, both of
whom offer good catalogs:
MegaBrain Tools for Exploration
P.O. Box 2205 4460 Redwood Highway, Suite 2
Sausalito, CA 94965-9998 San Rafael, CA 94903
Voice: (415) 332-8323 Voice: (800) 456-9887
Fax: (415) 332-8327 Fax: (415) 499-9047
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is version 0.1 of the FAQ for MIND-L, compiled by J.
Brad Hicks (jbhicks@mcimail.com). The author is not responsible. (grin)
Send clarifications, corrections, and suggested additions to the author.
** End of article **
Don
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