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- From: at608@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bob Rogers)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games,rec.aviation.simulators
- Subject: Re: HOTAS control of fligt simulators
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 19:30:35 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, wright@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Ted Wright) says:
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- >I saw this posting on the Falcon 3 mailing list:
- >
- >>From: white@watsci.UWaterloo.ca (Brad White)
- >>Subject: HOTAS Controller
- >>
- >>In Bornsteins book, he recommends in an appendix that we use the HOTAS
- >>controller card with the FCS/WCS. It replaces your joystick controller, and
- >>was developed by members of the CompuServe Flight Sim. Forum 'Skunk Works"
- >>and are falcon experts. The card is user programmable and can support upto 4
- >>joysticks, button mapping and button programing. Progressive rates for the
- >>primary (first 2 ) joysticks. The card plugs into a slot in the pc, but
- >>also pulgs into the keyboard port. The joystick, throttle, rudder pedals
- >>etc plug into a 'breakout box' that is connected to the HOTAS controller via
- >>a ribbon cable. You download a special file before running the sim and this
- >>will remap your joysitcks and buttons. The program can be modified through
- >>an interactive program or by writing a 'program' yourself for use with the
- >>hotas controller. Also, all other sims will still recognize the joystick
- >>etc.
- >>Has anyone else heard of this? It sounds awesome. Unfortunately of course,
- >>no price is listed. Anyone know the price?
- >>Anyone have one ? ;)
- >>Brad
- >
- >I too am interested in this, but have seen no replies. I was considering
- >constuction of one of these myself; if somebody has already designed one,
- >please give us more details.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >Ted Wright (wright@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov)
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- I'd like to know more about this thing too!
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