| Subject: Re: 6 buttons on each side |
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Jim W. Krych
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Date Posted: 19:26:02 01/18/02 Fri
In reply to:
Frank
's message, "6 buttons on each side" on 22:55:15 01/16/02 Wed
Hi Frank!
I am glad you enjoyed the Maximum PC review, now if I can only get to see the review myself-they promissed a free issue to me! :)
We have discussed a 6-button design. This is going to be the "Centurion" model, HCS 9908C. It will have the same chasis as the Devastator, but without the left handed buttons. We also have a chance to have the 3" trackball due to increased space available-but that may add slightly to the cost. I order the Devastator boxes from a local lumber company with the box already assembled for me, so the Centurion would have to have a new top panel already installed in it from the get go.
Now, as to other custom work. We can have buttons on the side, as well as the joysticks with pushbuttons. The interface we use, the I-Pac, allows for a total of 8 different inputs per joystick, so we are pretty flexible as to what can be added. The Centurion could come with two pushbutton joysticks if the customer wanted-the footprint is the same as the joysticks we use now, and they would need to specify 4 or 8-way operation.
I am going to have the Autocad work done this weekend to the top panel to reflect both a 2 1/4" trackball, and the 3" trackball, in addition to the 6-button design.
Something that I need to say first, too many buttons would make the panel very unwieldly. That is, having buttons everywhere on the same top panel. There is a space limitation-especially to the tightening bolts underneath that noone sees. But, a 6-button design is more than able to be done.
Frank, there is a way now for all existing Devastator top panels to have six buttons, and the pushbutton joysticks. It would mean that the pushbuttons would be like this:
o o o o
o o o o
o o O o o
per each stick. This would be a minimal addition, just drill the new holes. You would have one free button left to use. Tell me what you think.
Feel free to contact me, either here or by my email address.
Kindest regards,
Jim W. Krych
President
Treyonics
>I just read a good review of the Devastator in
>MaximumPC Magazine. Their only gripe was that it
>didn't have 6 buttons on each side for certain games
>like Mortal Kombat to be played with. I've never
>personally used the Devastator, so I can't really
>complain. I can tell you this much, I bought some 6
>button controllers from gravis once that totally
>sucked (and still do). I've been looking for a long
>time for a retrogaming fanatic's dream come true
>(Devastator) to play old games like Mortal Kombat.
>But unless you offer custom orders for people like me
>for instance that want those extra two buttons or
>whatever someone may want (within reason), I can't see
>myself buying it. The article that I read mentioned
>that you offer different joysticks and button layouts
>for a few extra bucks. I want to know if by "layout"
>that means you will add a couple extra buttons.
>Please, let me know something. I'm eager to go back
>and beat some of the old games I've never beaten.
>Thanks in advance for a reply. Sincerely...Frank
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