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Skraggy_uk · 03-18-2003, 08:23 AM

OK. Seeing as people like the griffin Powermate idea.

And people have suggested the BMW iDrive.

Has anyone thought about hacking up a Sidewinder Pro joystick.

You have ordinary movement to replace a mouse. you have left/right twist for menu selection or scrolling. And all the buttons could be moved/removed to allow it to replicate the iDrive/Powermate push (mount a button under a disc that sits ontop of a heavily shortened stick?

I'm guessing that a lot of the Sidewinders base is ballast to keep it steady while gaming, but surely what electronics inside could be relocated? You wouldn't need force feedback, and I'm sure Girder could be of use to interface with it?

03-18-2003, 08:23 AM	#3
Skraggy_uk Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Warrington UK Vehicle: Toyota Celica GT4. Posts: 1,484 My Photos: ()	OK. Seeing as people like the griffin Powermate idea. And people have suggested the BMW iDrive. Has anyone thought about hacking up a Sidewinder Pro joystick. You have ordinary movement to replace a mouse. you have left/right twist for menu selection or scrolling. And all the buttons could be moved/removed to allow it to replicate the iDrive/Powermate push (mount a button under a disc that sits ontop of a heavily shortened stick? I'm guessing that a lot of the Sidewinders base is ballast to keep it steady while gaming, but surely what electronics inside could be relocated? You wouldn't need force feedback, and I'm sure Girder could be of use to interface with it? __________________ 4x4 in a turbo stylee.