D
David Damerell
Guest
Quoting Peter Clinch <[email protected]>:
>David Damerell wrote:
>>Conversely, most PC joysticks are big chunky things - and, guess what,
>>it's easier to fine tune adjustment when "hard over" isn't a centimetre
>>away from "dead centre" and you can't do "hard over" just by flicking it.
>You seem to have mistaken travel for force required.
No, both are large compared to a games console controller.
>>So what's better about fingertips versus a gentle pull with the fingers?
>"Fingertips" *is* a nice gentle pull with your fingers. Try that on a
>setup like Clive's where the cables haven't been touched for a decade on
>mechanicals and all you'll get with a gentle pull with the fingers on a
> worryingly accelerating tandem is panic-stricken...
Yes, an unmaintained brake can be dangerous. Not a new fact.
--
David Damerell <[email protected]> Kill the tomato!
Today is Second Saturday, August - a weekend.
>David Damerell wrote:
>>Conversely, most PC joysticks are big chunky things - and, guess what,
>>it's easier to fine tune adjustment when "hard over" isn't a centimetre
>>away from "dead centre" and you can't do "hard over" just by flicking it.
>You seem to have mistaken travel for force required.
No, both are large compared to a games console controller.
>>So what's better about fingertips versus a gentle pull with the fingers?
>"Fingertips" *is* a nice gentle pull with your fingers. Try that on a
>setup like Clive's where the cables haven't been touched for a decade on
>mechanicals and all you'll get with a gentle pull with the fingers on a
> worryingly accelerating tandem is panic-stricken...
Yes, an unmaintained brake can be dangerous. Not a new fact.
--
David Damerell <[email protected]> Kill the tomato!
Today is Second Saturday, August - a weekend.