Re: PC Joystick

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Simon Bennett (simonb++at++wormald.com.au)
Tue, 10 Jun 1997 08:48:04 +1010 (EST)

On Sun, 8 Jun 1997, Greg Edwards, SGI UK. wrote:

> Hi,
> Has anyome managed to get a cheap PC joystick interfaced to Performer,
> in place of a full FlyBox ?
> Tks,
> Greg.
> PS Pls cc gedwards++at++sgi.com.

Yes. There are a number of ways to do it.

By far the easiest is to use a B&G Systems "Cereal Box" PN:LV824-[E|F|G]

With a minimal amount of wiring you can get a PC joystick (Thrustmaster or
whatever) to be a plug-n-play replacement for a flybox.

I think the Cereal box starts at around $500 US. Not cheap (unless
compared to a $3000 flybox!) but you can do a lot more besides just
running the joystick. (Look at workstation gameport for a cheaper A-D
convertor that does less and isn't Flybox compatible)

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