Re: Good, cheap joystick works well with DESCENT

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From: song... songbird
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 1995 18:09

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In article <3e95mo$h...@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca>,
Vincent Tan <vt...@uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>What I want to know from all you joystick/keyboard combo enthusiasts, is 
>how in the world do you control the joystick properly with only one 
>hand!?! Whenever *I* use a joystick I need *both* hands. One for control 
>and the other to steady the silly thing so that it doesn't flop over.

I find a desk works nicely. *grin* But seriously, my Flightstick has a nice, 
big, solid base that doesn't go anywhere when it's sitting on my desk. And
unlike the Thrustmaster (another quality joystick with a heavy base) the force
required to move the Flightstick doesn't flip the joystick over.

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