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RE: driving_simulators

To: "'Dominic J. Cagliostro'" <djc@lanl.gov>, autox@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: driving_simulators
From: "Mr.Eddy" <eperson@students.uiuc.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:04:56 -0600
On the topic of wheel and pedal systems, there is a company that makes some
very sweet force feedback wheel-pedal-shifter systems, one of them with a
clutch pedal for games that support it(Grand Prix Legends,F1 2001, etc).  
They are called ACT Labs:  <http://www.act-labs.com/race1.htm>
They have some very sweet products, a bit more expensive than the normal
stuff but i would 
guess much higher quality.  Their RS shifter unit looks like a load of
fun(gated 7speed with reverse) and you can even put an aftermarket knob on it!

Eric Person
86 16v scirocco

At 01:40 PM 12/10/01 -0500, Pitts, Ian wrote:
>I would suggest a PC. For your driving experience to be at all enjoyable or
>realistic, a force-feedback steering wheel and pedal system is a must. I
>have the Logitech Wingman Force Feedback system and love it. Under the
>control of a well-written game, with well-written and accurate feedback
>code, it's incredible.
>
>For example, in Sports Car GT you can feel the steering go almost limp when
>you slide sideways in a spin-out.. or if you have a blow-out the car pulls
>violently to that side. You can even feel the texture of the inside
>red/white curb if you hit it while cornering.
>
>A good PC processor coupled with at least a Geforce 2 video card gives you
>video performance at least on par with, if not better than, the XBox and
>PS2. (After all, the Xbox is just a 700mhz PC with NVidia sound/graphics
>chips.)
>
>Ian Pitts
>'93 Passat GLX (Soon to be Replaced by a 95)
>'90 Jetta Coupe
>'81 Scirocco FSP (http://www.detn8.org/Rocco/) 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dominic J. Cagliostro [mailto:djc@lanl.gov]
>Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:05 PM
>To: autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: driving_simulators
>
>
>does anyone know of a good driving simulator system-- sony 
>playstation 2 or game box? and steering wheel/brake/gas accessory?
>
>please let me know what you recommend.
>
>thanks,
>
>dominic
>
>
>
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