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by **Zelpheriarderizan Xavie** » Thu, 09 Dec 1993 06:53:36

I'm not a rich guy but just a simple college guy. However, I'm looking
for a better controller device for F1GP instead of the keyboard. I have seen
in a magazine of a driver controller that you mount the mouse on the back and
you have a real steering wheel to steer. It's only 40 bucks or so, which is
very decent pricing in my opinion. However, I want to know how it works and
how reliable it is on F1GP and IndyCar. DO you have a controller for under 50
bucks that is much better than that?

-Zelpheri

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by **C.Couls** » Thu, 09 Dec 1993 19:42:36

> I'm not a rich guy but just a simple college guy. However, I'm looking
>for a better controller device for F1GP instead of the keyboard. I have seen
>in a magazine of a driver controller that you mount the mouse on the back and
>you have a real steering wheel to steer. It's only 40 bucks or so, which is
>very decent pricing in my opinion. However, I want to know how it works and
>how reliable it is on F1GP and IndyCar. DO you have a controller for under 50
>bucks that is much better than that?
>-Zelpheri

In my dreams, I thought about buying a rotary Potentiometer with
a click on the centre position, and using that for my steering
wheel. It shouldnt be too hard to connect that up to a joystick
and then you would have finger tip sensitivity for making very
slight overtaking moves at 180 MPH!

Can anyone (Electrical Geniuses?) tell me what I want to ask for
when I go into Radio Shack or Tandy's please?

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Wolverhampton University, England.

by **David W. LeComp** » Fri, 10 Dec 1993 20:54:25

> I'm not a rich guy but just a simple college guy. However, I'm looking
>for a better controller device for F1GP instead of the keyboard. I have seen
>in a magazine of a driver controller that you mount the mouse on the back and
>you have a real steering wheel to steer. It's only 40 bucks or so, which is
>very decent pricing in my opinion. However, I want to know how it works and
>how reliable it is on F1GP and IndyCar. DO you have a controller for under 50
>bucks that is much better than that?

Somewhat off topic...

I bought a CH Virtual Pilot flight yoke in the interests of getting a
steering wheel-like feel. I would not reccomend it; I think that the
V.P. is best for slower flight games, like a Cessna Simulator (as
opposed to a warplane simulator).

On the other hand, if you're into slow steering-type games, then go
for it. It's just not what I had in mind.

-Dave LeCompte

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rec.autos.simulators

Joystick recommendations?

Joystick recommendations?

Joystick recommendations?

Joystick recommendations?