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- From: locke@boriquen.ssc.gov (Chris Locke)
- Subject: Re: one handed control + a foot
- Message-ID: <1992Oct15.144105.26565@sunova.ssc.gov>
- Sender: locke@boriquen (Chris Locke)
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- Organization: Superconducting SuperCollider Laboratory
- References: <Bw34x2.Css@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <MAJLAND.92Oct15010013@tuborg.nork.auc.dk>
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 14:41:05 GMT
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- In article <MAJLAND.92Oct15010013@tuborg.nork.auc.dk>, majland@nork.auc.dk (Anders Majland Pedersen) writes:
- |> In article <Bw34x2.Css@news.cso.uiuc.edu> koebrich@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (koebrich jeff) writes:
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- |> I am trying to find a control for rc race cars that will work with one hand
- |> and possibly with one foot. The boy I am helping has little use of his right
- |> side and he wants to participate in rc car racing (his older brother does this).
- |> I am nearly ignorant of the hobby but I am an electrical engineer so I could
- |> make modifications to a control if necessary. The parents are prepared to spend
- |> up to about $500 for the car and the control. From what I can gather most
- |> controls are two handed. One idea is to convert the speed control to a
- |> footswitch.
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- You might want to check with one of the stores that carry video games or pc game software.
- I think there is a throttle foot control on the market for one or more of these games. You
- could probably make one of these work with minimal modifications.
-
- Remember the famous acronym "KISS": "Keep It Simple Stupid"
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