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From: timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Here's some info on MCA SoundBlaster
Message-ID: <3013@sparko.gwu.edu>
Date: 9 Apr 91 17:01:36 GMT
References: <3008@sparko.gwu.edu> <1991Apr9.065127.17869@d.cs.okstate.edu>
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In article <1991Apr9.065127.17869@d.cs.okstate.edu> ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG) writes:
>From article <3008@sparko.gwu.edu>, by timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler):
>> It has a joystick adapter, but there is no switch for speed selection.
>> I didn't bother to ask him how it works.  As you may know, joysticks
>> usually require a speed selector switch for different speed machines.
>> I can only assume that the reference disk takes care of this.
>
>Wrong!  Wrong!  Wrong!  Do you know how a joystick works?
>The CPU speed difference can be compensated either thru 
>hardware (the speed selector switch) or thru software.  The software
>compensation is done by the game that uses the joystick.  Most all games 
>today compensate for different CPU speed all by itself.  You don't need

Yeah, I know how a joystick works.  I just think it's stupid that you
can only use one with "modern" games.  Well, when I get it, I'll give it
a shot and let you know how well it works.

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