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Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« on: August 07, 2003, 05:24:24 am »
I was browsing Bob Roberts website, and noticed an interesting control panel that looks like it has a spinner on it.



It is listed on http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/fm.html as "Control Panel w Lit Buttons & Controller".

I just bought a spinner panel, but I thought I might give someone a heads up about this one.
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2003, 10:33:27 am »
That is an Omega Race panel.
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2003, 01:47:54 pm »
Seems to be an odd looking spinner there...
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2003, 01:50:49 pm »
mmmmm, lighted buttons
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2003, 07:57:36 pm »
I believe that this is a  rotary switch & not a spinner.
It uses a pot & not an opti.
I could be wrong...
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2003, 10:32:34 pm »
Per KLOV...

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=O&game_id=8920

....Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
Rotary: Optical
Buttons: 2...




« Last Edit: August 07, 2003, 10:33:13 pm by nighthawk2099 »
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2003, 02:20:58 am »
KLoV has plenty of incorrect entries, though.. I think he was basing his guess on the fact that the panel's 'spinner' doesn't look much like a spinner ???

I don't know either way, I almost had an OR but passed due to price :/
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2003, 09:30:50 am »
I thought only optics used encoder wheels...
Here's another quote from KLOV.com on that game...

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"An encoder wheel controller makes the player's ship highly maneuverable."
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2003, 09:48:24 am »
That's true...... I forget that some info is based on educated guess not always fact.  sorry.
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2003, 02:28:41 pm »
btw, I think it runs on 5k pots instead of optics...  So more like a 1d joystick then a spinner.  (not free spinning)

But I could be wrong...
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Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2003, 02:34:30 pm »
To make this even wierder, my understanding was that the coctails used pots and the stand-ups used optical spinners...
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