What I want for Christmas!

Avail Dec... 150 bucks.
http://www.raildriver.com/index.html

Regards,
Vince Cockeram
NEC Track Team
http://hometown.aol.com/nectrackteam/main.html
E-Mail me at vcockeram@lvcm.com

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RE: What I want for Christmas!, ozace50, Oct-20-02, 06:06 AM, (1) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Curt, Oct-20-02, 10:05 AM, (2) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Curt, Oct-20-02, 10:07 AM, (3) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Oct-20-02, 10:51 AM, (9) RE: What I want for Christmas!, xenium, Nov-01-02, 05:46 PM, (26) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Nov-01-02, 06:15 PM, (27) RE: What I want for Christmas!, xenium, Nov-01-02, 06:39 PM, (28) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Oct-20-02, 10:41 AM, (8) RE: What I want for Christmas!, pennsyfan2, Nov-02-02, 00:42 AM, (29) RE: What I want for Christmas!, PHOENIX to_the WORLD, Oct-20-02, 10:09 AM, (4) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Stooopid_person, Oct-20-02, 10:17 AM, (5) RE: What I want for Christmas!, PHOENIX to_the WORLD, Oct-20-02, 10:18 AM, (6) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Stooopid_person, Oct-20-02, 10:31 AM, (7) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Oct-20-02, 10:56 AM, (10) RE: What I want for Christmas!, PHOENIX to_the WORLD, Oct-20-02, 10:59 AM, (11) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Stooopid_person, Oct-20-02, 11:04 AM, (12) RE: What I want for Christmas!, PHOENIX to_the WORLD, Oct-20-02, 11:07 AM, (15) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Stooopid_person, Oct-20-02, 11:15 AM, (16) RE: What I want for Christmas!, PHOENIX to_the WORLD, Oct-20-02, 11:16 AM, (17) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Oct-20-02, 11:07 AM, (14) RE: What I want for Christmas!, Stooopid_person, Oct-20-02, 11:06 AM, (13) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Oct-20-02, 11:20 AM, (18) RE: What I want for Christmas!, CPR_Malice_96th, Oct-20-02, 12:01 PM, (19) RE: What I want for Christmas!, CPR_Malice_96th, Oct-20-02, 12:03 PM, (20) RE: What I want for Christmas!, PHOENIX to_the WORLD, Oct-20-02, 12:06 PM, (21) RE: What I want for Christmas!, shadowr434, Oct-20-02, 01:32 PM, (22) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Oct-20-02, 02:51 PM, (23) RE: What I want for Christmas!, downside, Nov-01-02, 08:35 AM, (24) RE: What I want for Christmas!, OTTODAD, Nov-01-02, 08:51 AM, (25)

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Me too, Santa!! Drool! Drool!At least you guys in the US can buy them - they'll probably never get to Australia. Can I swim that far?Now, which one of you guys is going to build the cab to go around this this thing? Maybe with tv screens in place of windows?ozace50

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That's pretty cool! Has anybody tried it out yet? Any reviews?

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Oops, sorry, now I see "available December".

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I have been using PIEngineering's Michael Hetherington's USB X-KEYS Programmable Keypads for over 2 years now and can vouch for their WORKMANSHIP and SUPPORT.I think it was me who gave him the Idea for the RAILDRIVER after he saw what I did with his Keypads. After he got MSTS last Christmas and got hooked like the rest of us ex-Railway Modellers and Trains Fans, he must have started thinking !!! Him playing with it himself will make sure that it is UP TO THE JOB ! Can I please EMPHASIZE the "playing with it himself" to make sure you read that sentence correctly !

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> I have been using PIEngineering's Michael Hetherington's USB
> X-KEYS Programmable Keypads for over 2 years nowHi there Ottodad,Perhaps you could answer a question for me, since you've worked with X-Keys... I have been thinking about building my own control/brake stand for MSTS almost since I first got it, so I could have more realistic controls. What's stopped me though is the aparent lack of any way to map an analog input (such as throttle, brake lever, etc.) to MSTS's keyboard inputs. What I mean is, MSTS seems to only be able to have a key for "increase throttle" or "decrease throttle", rather than a continuously analog input like a joystick or potentimeter.I just found out about the x-keys and PIEngineering's other products last week. I'm wondering if these somehow get around this problem, and if so, how? Say you have a throttle handle hooked up to one of their devices and you move it from 60% to 30% for example. What does it send to the computer? Is it as simple as X-Keys tracking the throttle position and sending a burst of "decrease throttle" keypresses? If so, does that give accurate enough control? I mean, with the throttle in the middle, will MSTS always register it as 50%?I'd really, really like to set up a control stand, and am psyched to see the things on the PIEngineering web site's "coming soon" list, like analog guages. But I don't know if I can wait for all their turn-key stuff, and would still like to try building one myself. Thanks for any input (no pun intended.) - Jeff

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Hi Jeff !This is my MSTS X-Keys Pad:Can only replicate the MSTS Keys and Keys Combinations as used on the Keyboard.The RAILDRIVER is supposed to give you Incremental / Decremental Control like with Real Controllers. Until I get one myself I can not be more specific !The problem with MSTS is, unlike FS2002, that various Locos have their own individual SPEED and BRAKING parameters in their .ENG Files. Will take a Genius to find a common denominator ?

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>Can only replicate the MSTS Keys and Keys Combinations as
>used on the Keyboard. That still looks like a huge improvement over a 104 key keyboard though. Nice work.
>The RAILDRIVER is supposed to give you Incremental /
>Decremental Control like with Real Controllers. Until I get
>one myself I can not be more specific ! Mnnn. That's what I'm hoping for. I can't see how they could really do it though. Darn Microsoft. If they had just included joystick inputs, it would be so easy. Everything else maps to buttons very naturally, except for the throttle and brakes. And the standard two joystick/two axis game port inputs would have been perfect, at least for diesels: JOY1X = throttle, JOY1Y = automatic, JOY2X = independant, JOY2Y = dynamic. Grrr. It looks like the X-Keys folks did exactly what I wanted to with their full-size cab simulator setup somehow though!
>The problem with MSTS is, unlike FS2002, that various Locos
>have their own individual SPEED and BRAKING parameters in
>their .ENG Files. Will take a Genius to find a common
>denominator ? True. I'd be happy with just the standard diesel controls though. Actually, I'd be more than happy, I'd be thrilled. And probably the most annoying thing is knowing that Microsoft has the necessary code built in to the game - you can control the game using the mouse and on-screen controls the way you should be able to, so the game engine is obviously able to deal with a control being instantly positioned anywhere in it's range, not just tapped up incrementally. Sigh.

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They will SHIP to EUROPE, no reason why the can't to AUSTRALIA ! May cost a few Dollars more, so what !The RAILDRIVER will be worth having and after Michael Hetherington has given me the GREEN Light, I shall tell users what else they can try doing with it !

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LAST EDITED ON Nov-02-02 AT 00:43 AM (EST)

You mean something like this?How much Green stuff you got for this hobby?

pennsyfan2

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I know what I want for Christmas Austrains 421 class!!!

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>I know what I want for Christmas Austrains 421 class!!!Maybe get the British class 421.
-------------My favourite LUL train-------------

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OH NO!!!!!!!!!That's ugly (all British locos are, face it) I want pure Australian power!!!!!!!!

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No they aren't. The fastest diesel traction train and non-electric train is also in Britain. And by the way, the british class 421 was one of the most successful EMU's. It was made in the 1970s and still in service now.-------------My favourite LUL train-------------

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PEACE be on EARTH, Boys ! Everything that runs on 2 Steel rails has something to offer to somebody. Just as well we all have different tastes, likes and dislikes.Wouldn't life be BORING otherwise !

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It was just the view of a 14 year old Aussie!

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Mine was also just a view of a <14(yes, smaller) person.-------------My favourite LUL train-------------

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Oh great LOL!!!!!!In the words of the almighty Tim Kent,Later

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>Oh great LOL!!!!!! What's so great?
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I didn't mean it like that I ment it like oh 4 letter 's' word

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No Apologies, MATE !Being PATRIOTIC is no Sin !!! Glad to learn that you got better things to do (MSTS) at your age than some of our youngsters over here in the U.K., StoopidPerson excepted !!

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>Everything that runs on 2 Steel rails has something to offer
>to somebody. Roller Coaster? The back to the future car(In serieis III)? They ran on two rails but maybe the roller coaster has more.-------------My favourite LUL train-------------

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LAST EDITED ON Oct-20-02 AT 11:27 AM (EDT)

Yes Philip, ROLLER COASTERS indeed !When I was your age back in Vienna, one of my Uncles was part owner of the only Scenic Roller Coaster in the PRATER Amusement Park. Made famous by the film "The Third Man" and the RIESENRAD (Giant Ferris Wheel) in it.Most of if burned down during Air raids and shelling in the last days of the war I was a soldier in, fighting the Russians trying to take the City.I lost count of the FREE Rides I had on my Uncle's Roller Coaster. They had to prise me out of the Front Seat of the Leadging Car with a Crowbar !!! But being also a Privat Pilot (Retired) I also like Looping the Loop on some of the hairy modern ones.You can see me and my Son on the Hairiest Ride in Florida's Walt Disney Park a couple of years ago, click on my "Cocoa Beach" picture at the bottom of the Main Page at:
www.otto-wipfel.co.ukThat was the third and last ride in succession ! Even my Son Robert had enough by then !

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Later !Tim Kent

"Power for You"

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Oh and I'm FAR from almighty !!..............................................Ahhhhhhhhhhh stupid dog just puked on floor !!!LaterTim Kent

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King Tim then?Yes, I agree with that comment "stupid dog" my dog, has tried to kill itself twice, now that's stupid.Later

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As stated in the E-mail to me(Our projected release date for the RailDriver Desktop Controller is early
December. We know many of you are waiting eagerly for this controller and
we appreciate your patience. We are committed to releasing a product of
the highest quality and reliability. We will ship units as soon as we can
without compromising those principals. We will send another notice with the
exact date we can ship and will begin taking real orders at that time.In return for your patience, we are locking in the introductory price of
$124.95 for anyone currently on our subscriber list, or anyone adding their
name to the list before November 15th. The introductory price remains in
effect when we receive your order and payment before January 1st, 2003.

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LAST EDITED ON Oct-20-02 AT 02:54 PM (EDT)

Like your Bin Laden Gif, Frank ! The only problem with what it is showing is that chopping off his head is not killing the Monster Terrorist Organisations he represents or is associated with ! The latter is what I want for Christmas more than anything else and with it PEACE ON EARTH !

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http://www.simw.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_product_details&pid=790Doesn't say what the postage will be but may be a cheaper purchase option for those in EU countries than getting it from the States and having the customs and VAT guys sticking their percentage on.Bill

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BILL,Could be that sooner or later somebody will ship the RAILDRIVER over to the U.K. to Retail in PC-WORLD, DIXON, etc, if PIEngineering can produce them in quantities fast enough.I can't wait that long ! I am having mine sent to my Son in Utah, to take home with me after staying there at Christmas.

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