han@apple.UUCP (Byron Han) (11/17/87)
I just bought a copy of Falcon. It is amazing. Productivity is hitting
a new low for me... Question though: does anyone know of joysticks
for the Macintosh, specifically for Mac SE/Mac II (i.e. ADB connector)?
Please respond via e-mail and I will summarize to the net.
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In article <6753@apple.UUCP> han@apple.UUCP (Byron Han) writes: >I just bought a copy of Falcon. It is amazing. Productivity is hitting >a new low for me... Question though: does anyone know of joysticks >for the Macintosh, specifically for Mac SE/Mac II (i.e. ADB connector)? > >Please respond via e-mail and I will summarize to the net. Could you also describe what Falcon is like? I was thinking of getting it (not satisfied with Flight Simulator), but the ads are less than helpful. Thanks. -- Steve Baumgarten | "New York... when civilization falls apart, Davis Polk & Wardwell | remember, we were way ahead of you." ...!seismo!cmcl2!esquire!sbb | - David Letterman
daladd@snail.UUCP (11/20/87)
How about ADB joysticks from the //GS world? Is there such a thing? --- dave ladd daladd@s.cs.uiuc.edu
andrew@ems.Ems.MN.ORG (Andrew C.Esh) (11/23/87)
HOT! HOT! HOT! I have bought and played almost every flight simulator available for the Mac and th IBM-PC. The only on that comes close for combat realism is Jet, and it comes about as close as the orig. version of MacWrite does to Microsoft Word 3.0. The only one that comes close for graphic and instrument realism is Microsoft Flight Simulator for the Mac. You start as a Rookie, and I suggest you stay at the 1st. Lt. rank they start you at. As you complete missions and gain experience, you get points and medals. You can change your rank any time, which is synonymous with a skill level change. You have a number of missions involving air and ground attacks to choose from. Weapons include Air-to-Air missiles, Air-to-Surface missiles, Mk 84 laser guided bombs, a Durandal runway denial bomb (you have to re-decorate an enemy airport in one mission), and the usual 20mm cannon, and extras like an option ECM pod, ditchable fuel tanks, chaff, flares. You have to choose the loading of the plane depending on the mission. The main kicker when you get into the cockpit is the sound. You start the JFS (Jet Fuel System) and it winds up just like a F-100 would. Push the throttle up to 100% and let the wheel brakes go, you're down the runway and up to 10,000 in no time. Watch the threat display for enemy radar. If you're up as a Colonel, the MIGs may jump you without turning on their radar, so you have to watch your tail too. If you loaded enough fuel and some AGM-65's you can sneak into enemy territory and shoot up enemy SAM sites. If you have some Mk 84's you could try your hand at some pop-up bombing on those bridges up north. Splash a MIG or two on the way out, then fire up the ILS system for an instrument landing back home. Sound simple? I'm a licensed pilot, I've had this thing for a week, and I still get downed regularly by dumb things like trying to nurse by bird home with the avionics out, hoping the JFS problem doesn't develop into an engine fire, only to have the NWS (Nose Wheel Steering) System go out and I belly in and get court-martialed for wrecking the plane, if I'm quick enough to have ejected. Otherwise, Blippo, the big Cackeroo. One problem. My MacII with the 256 colors (I love it :-) is so new that Falcon steps on a color control somewhere. I think they will have this fixed soon though. It looks like a simple bug. - Andrew DISCLAIMER: (A Real one this time ...) I am in no way associated with Spectrum Holobyte, or any software dealer. Andrew C. Esh DOMAIN: andrew@ems.MN.ORG EMS/McGraw-Hill UUCP: ihnp4!meccts!ems!andrew AT&T: (612) 829-8200