Re: Good, cheap joystick works well with DESCENT

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From: sco... Scott Adams
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 1995 04:18

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jt...@netcom.com (Mithril Mindfire) writes:

>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.
>>
>>Just curious.
>>

	I have an Advanced Gravis ($20) which has a tension adjuster.  I
  just set the tension setting lower so it takes less force to move the
  stick around.  Not only does the base not come up, it's a hell of a lot
  easier to aim accurately from a distance.

				-Scott A.
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