It's official - Thrustmaster is no more..

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>ThrustMaster's shareholders have approved the sale of the hardware >business and the new company name, CenterSpan Communications >Corporation. The company also announced it expects to close the sale >of the hardware business to Guillemot Corporation for $15 million cash >within the next five business days. Beginning today, the company is >focusing exclusively on its Internet community, collaboration and >communications software business.

Gee, if anyone cared, we could take bets on how long this "Internet" company will survive. -- Gamer / Programmer But not a Game Programmer

>http://avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=9291999-94915 >Wednesday, September 29, 1999 - 09:49 CDT >Thrustmaster is No More So what do ya'all think? Did the value of the FLCS, F22, TQS and original RCS just skyrocket? Kind of like art after the artist dies :-) -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. cisko [AT] ix [DOT] netcom [DOT] com

except that art is usually nice and some of the thrustmaster products sucked...

>So what do ya'all think? Could mean trouble for the product line. I always had a lot of problems with Thrustmaster wheels - but was saved time a and time again by their superb customer service. There's not many companies that have that kind of service; at this point I would not buy a Thrustmaster product. Joe McGinn ========================================== Staff Writer for the Sports *** Network [link lost in import: /***.com/] ==========================================

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> >http://avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=9291999-94915 > >Wednesday, September 29, 1999 - 09:49 CDT > >Thrustmaster is No More > So what do ya'all think? Did the value of the FLCS, F22, TQS > and original RCS just skyrocket? Kind of like art after the > artist dies :-)

The bottom just fell out, if you ask me. I read posts all the time about how people needed spare parts, which TM fortunately was cooperative about. Now you get to look for pots at swap meets. rob.

Just glad that I have 1 FCS, 2 PFCS, 1 Top Gun, 1 WCS 2, and RCS. Just unlucky enough to not have been able to locate a second WCS 2. Guess I will have to spring for a TQS now, and hope it will work with the sticks. I have always used TM because I felt they were the best, but will buy from whichever company picks up the slack (tech spt., programmability, stiffness, etc.) and comes up with a good HOTAS. So far, IMHO, no one has. Silvertip

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>>http://avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=9291999-94915 >>Wednesday, September 29, 1999 - 09:49 CDT >>Thrustmaster is No More >So what do ya'all think? Did the value of the FLCS, F22, TQS >and original RCS just skyrocket? Kind of like art after the >artist dies :-) >-- >Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. >cisko [AT] ix [DOT] netcom [DOT] com

Tried suncom (www.suncominc.com) ? Personally, I like their Talon and SFS Throttle a lot. -- J.T. Wenting www.hornet.demon.nl Fight war*z!

Silvertip schreef: No the TQS won't work... you MUST have a F-16 FLCS or F-22 Pro from Thrustmaster... I'd try getting a used FLCS, I saw a few on Ebay for less than $50. Together with the TQS and RCS a very good combination. -- 3D Sims Archive maintainer | http://www.3dgamers.com Thrustmaster Resource Center | http://www.3dgamers.com/~javanree/

rob schreef:

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> > >http://avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=9291999-94915 > > >Wednesday, September 29, 1999 - 09:49 CDT > > >Thrustmaster is No More > > So what do ya'all think? Did the value of the FLCS, F22, TQS > > and original RCS just skyrocket? Kind of like art after the > > artist dies :-) > The bottom just fell out, if you ask me. I read posts all the > time about how people needed spare parts, which TM fortunately > was cooperative about. Now you get to look for pots at swap > meets.

Plenty of alternatives... check out my site (URL below) for more info on replacement parts. -- 3D Sims Archive maintainer | http://www.3dgamers.com Thrustmaster Resource Center | http://www.3dgamers.com/~javanree/

Greg Cisko schreef: Man, been trying to get an original RCS for months, no luck so far... postage from the US to the Netherlands is *HIGH* and the RCS is pretty heavy as well :-( So if any of you Europeans would like to get rid of your original Thrustmaster RCS drop me a note and we'll talk ;-) -- 3D Sims Archive maintainer | http://www.3dgamers.com Thrustmaster Resource Center | http://www.3dgamers.com/~javanree/