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Positional guns on Ebay...

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JMDickson:
 No, the gun gets position information by comparing when the optics pick up the electron-beam to the beam's position on the screen.  It's the same system Act-Labs is using in their new guns.
 It is not something you could easily hack into your PC though.

enemyace:

--- Quote ---Steel Gunner had positional guns and so did Terminator 2.
--- End quote ---

Lilwolf:
Are you sure that the majority of these guns are optical then...

because it wouldn't make much sense.  The T2 model of having a 5k joystick on the base that you twist left/right instead of lean left/right will always work with anything attached to the control panel.

I just don't understand why they would go through and add optics to something that doesn't need it in the least.

JMDickson:
Optical systems are actually fairly cheap to produce, don't have parts that will wear, and no calibration is required.

Johnny_the_MAMEr:
Are you sure Operation Thunderbolt is optical? This ebay auction shows a positional gun. Look closely at the photo and you can see the round potentiometer.  

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2103746161

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