Possibly classic flight controller

Zane H. Healy healyzh at aracnet.com
Tue Aug 21 23:49:45 CDT 2007


At 11:41 PM -0500 8/21/07, Jason T wrote:
>I picked this up at a hamfest last week.  It may be about 10 years old :)
>
>http://tinyurl.com/2vprxy
>
>I need to start the long search for info and to get it going.  Anyone
>recognize it?  It's made by NT Systems of Melbourne, FL, who appear to
>be gone.  Ports of the back suggest it hooked to the PC keyboard port
>(AT-style DIN5,) but it could as easily have used a custom interface
>card.   Other ports are: power, keyboard, RS232/Modem, DB25 for rudder
>pedals (marked "This is not a serial port,")  There's no model number
>that I can find.  The gauges are fake, but they are surrounded by
>membrane buttons.  The yoke moves in and out on a hydraulic shaft.
>The only thing I've found so far via Google is a Flight Sim 98 DOS
>driver for some product of theirs, not necessarily that one.
>
>Next stop, the flight sim forums, but thought I'd start here.

I'd guess it is specifically for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

	Zane


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