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u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: Civilan on May 23, 2003, 07:33:53 pm ---Also there's another thing that has been bouncing around my head since I read your review. You state that the Tornado is not compatible with the Opti-Pac. This confuses me because a Happ trackball works with the Opti-Pac and its uses the same Optic board as the Tornado spinner. Am I missing something? Maybe this is a question for SlikStik to answer.

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My guess: Kevin is leaving out that he is using the happs USB & PS/2 trackball boards used in this trackball, instead of the normal arcade TB boards (the new red or old green ones)?  

Kevin?

KevSteele:
Yes, you're right on the money.

I guess I should have clarified that the Happ boards used in the Tornado are from Happ's USB/PS-2 version of the trackball!

I'll fix that in the review. Thanks for pointing out where the confusion was coming from!

Kevin

Civilan:

--- Quote from: kevsteele on May 24, 2003, 09:15:37 am ---Yes, you're right on them money.

I guess I should have clarified that the Happ boards used in the Tornado are from Happ's USB/PS-2 version of the trackball!

Kevin

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Everything is clear now! I've visited the Happ Controls site many times and always ignored USB/PS2 versions of their trackballs.

Thanks,
Civilan

KevSteele:
Okay, I've updated the review to specify what Happs control board is used with the Tornado spinner.

Kevin

HeadRusch:
I just realized you missed one thing: you missed the "spinner" joysticks from Happs, the optical ones.

While I understand they are not true spinners, they are optical spinning devices that some folks pressed for space might be using as an actual spinner.....

.....maybe...

;)

I wonder...are those sticks free-spinning or are they friction-fit to only move when you want em to?

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