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by **Eldre** » Wed, 05 May 2004 09:59:02

I've actually owned an Apple II(still have it in the ba***t) and a
Kaypro(well, my dad did).
I didn't have an FF wheel for a long time, until a kind soul here provided me
with one. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't been able to get it to work yet.
For some reason, this system has problems with USB devices(lockups, crashes,
etc.). If I get a chance to test my music studio computer, the wheel may work
with that one.

Eldred
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by **Mitch_** » Wed, 05 May 2004 10:12:44

How can you sleep at night with your *** rig in such a mess Eldred ;) If
ONE thing isnt exactly right I can't hehe. My customers rigs on the other
hand ;))

Mitch

by **Steve Smit** » Wed, 05 May 2004 19:43:04

You could prolly find an old gameport-equipped FF wheel (I just hrew one
out...if only I'd known!), only that prolly wouldn't work w. a "music
studio" 'puta 'cuz the "gameport" would prolly be a MIDI port....

If you need the odd bits & pieces of h/w, email me; I always seem to have
leftovers after my many upgrades (altho most of it is invariably 2 years
old)..

by **Badmuther #** » Fri, 07 May 2004 12:50:31

Exactly what I was looking for in the Demo. Kinda bums me out no slip angle,
to
the point of being a deciding factor to buy or not..

by **eppy** » Sat, 08 May 2004 04:17:04

After a LOT of practice, I'll take back what I said about no slip angle, and
change it to "a very little slip angle".

Ont the faster sweepers, I can control up the car up to about 10 degrees of
oversteer. The biggest tip is to use only a little opposite lock. On my Momo
Force (red) wheel, I use about a quarter turn of opposite lock. This will
allow me to control the slide and let the car center without over-correcting
in to a spin the other way.

The other tip is to be very judicious with the throttle. On the fast 3/4th
gear sweepers, I can power through the corners with about half throttle -
giving me neutral to positive oversteer, with very little wheel movement
required.

I still haven't managed to trail brake properly - that's my next goal...

Tim

> > No its not because of papy its because of real life.
> > Cars slide,thats just plain physics.Be it a Gt with slick or a road
> car,they
> > all exhibit a degree of slip angle.
> > In gtr you cannot slide the car at all!
> > I could deal with it being very hard to slide or control the slide,but
> there
> > is simply nothing there at all,you just lose it as soon as the rears
break
> > traction.

> Exactly what I was looking for in the Demo. Kinda bums me out no slip
angle,
> to
> the point of being a deciding factor to buy or not..

by **Guy Leac** » Sat, 08 May 2004 19:45:56

Someone on RSC mentioned that the control axis when set at 50% were %100
linear.

I tried this and found it much easier to drive.

p.s Thats with a HyperStim

> After a LOT of practice, I'll take back what I said about no slip angle,
and
> change it to "a very little slip angle".

> Ont the faster sweepers, I can control up the car up to about 10 degrees
of
> oversteer. The biggest tip is to use only a little opposite lock. On my
Momo
> Force (red) wheel, I use about a quarter turn of opposite lock. This will
> allow me to control the slide and let the car center without
over-correcting
> in to a spin the other way.

> The other tip is to be very judicious with the throttle. On the fast 3/4th
> gear sweepers, I can power through the corners with about half throttle -
> giving me neutral to positive oversteer, with very little wheel movement
> required.

> I still haven't managed to trail brake properly - that's my next goal...

> Tim

> > > No its not because of papy its because of real life.
> > > Cars slide,thats just plain physics.Be it a Gt with slick or a road
> > car,they
> > > all exhibit a degree of slip angle.
> > > In gtr you cannot slide the car at all!
> > > I could deal with it being very hard to slide or control the slide,but
> > there
> > > is simply nothing there at all,you just lose it as soon as the rears
> break
> > > traction.

> > Exactly what I was looking for in the Demo. Kinda bums me out no slip
> angle,
> > to
> > the point of being a deciding factor to buy or not..

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