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> the old MS joystick that had a throttle, extra buttons, and especially the yaw twist capability of the stick The sidewinder? I don’t remember it having a thr
by falsedan 7y ago
> the old MS joystick that had a throttle, extra buttons, and especially the yaw twist capability of the stick
The sidewinder? I don’t remember it having a throttle though https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder#3D_Pro https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder#3D_Pro
Looks like there were relaunched and you can still get USB models from retailers.
- blunte 7y agoYes, that's the one! There were at least to versions (generations?) - at least one had a slider, and the other had a dome shaped knob; both worked for throttle. https://www.x-fish.org/blog_picture/110607_01.jpg https://www.x-fish.org/blog_picture/110607_01.jpg
- falsedan 7y agoNice. Dear gods I forgot what nonsense plugs were before USB. Did it plug into a? MIDI? port??
- blunte 7y agoThat was a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_port https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_port
- breakingcups 7y agoWhich, incidentally, can be used as a MIDI port with a converter cable.