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Re: USB Joystick adapter is here!

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Originally Posted by Kingofl337
If they were going to revamp the OI it would probably have this built in. I seriously doubt the OI has been changed. I honestly think they are just hoping FIRST will say ok.
It seems that you are correct, as far as the legality of the product goes:

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Originally Posted by Mike Copioli
This is the important question indeed. We are working to find a way to power it off of the O/I. A possibility is powering it from the competition port.
As far as the rule is concerned, I am not even going to begin to speculate weather or not FIRST will change this rule. I will say that it would be dissapointing to not be able to use this technology because of a rule that was created before it existed. We were aware of the necessity of a rule change prior to developing the device. That is the risk you take in bussiness I guess this is similar to what Dean Kamen must have gone through when he created the segway. I know some City's don't allow segways on the streets or sidwalk's. It is a shame to see such technology get restricted.
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