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Unread 07-01-2007, 22:14
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Re: USB Joystick adapter is here!
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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil View Post
It is broken, that's why this product exists. FIRST is forcing us to use outdated interface technology.
It's not as broken as you make it sound. It is antiquated and no one makes a decent controller anymore. But it's also really, really easy to add your own stuff.

A new switch? Two leads. I could do that. A pot? Two or three wires. Anyone who understands what a soldering iron does could wire custom controls. Not so much with USB or anything else.

I'm very glad that FIRST allowed this device to be used. Too bad they just didn't change the rule to allow other power sources. (In fact, I think they made it stricter, I don't think you can have a computer connected to the dashboard, even. )
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