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From: harald@ccicpg.UUCP ( Harald Milne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Flight Simulator 1.1
Message-ID: <2901@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 4-Oct-87 02:44:31 EDT
Article-I.D.: ccicpg.2901
Posted: Sun Oct  4 02:44:31 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 7-Oct-87 05:34:54 EDT
References: <1152@vu-vlsi.UUCP>
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Organization: CCI CPD, Irvine CA
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Keywords: Analog Joysticks
Summary: It works

In article <1152@vu-vlsi.UUCP>, cheung@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Wilson Cheung) writes:
> Does anyone out there know how to make an analog joystick that works
> with Flight sim 1.1? 

	I have gotten it to work. Make sure you plug the joystick in the
rear port. I haven't hooked the fire buttons up, so maybe there is a problem
here with an apple style joystick.

	I modified a Gravis MKVI controller for the apple, although it has
three 3-position switches to adapt to "other" machines which the instructions
don't tell you didly about. In my impatience, I hacked the male DB-9 connector
off, and wired a female from my very old and broken Atari 2600. I bought
this controller since it has a nice jet-like pistol grip and centering tension
adjustment.

	This joystick was definately a major boon to flying FSII V1.1. Let
go of the stick and it centers itself and the plane doesn't change attitude.

	The only complaint I have now is the sensitivity is not great. I
measured the resistance at the pins, and it's equal to about 0 to 150k.
FSII's sensitivity adjustment for the mouse doesn't work on the joystick.
I don't get full motion out of the stick, and so it tends to be a little 
too sensitive. Changing the internal pots is a real mechanical hack.

	Anybody have better luck?

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