Re: Mac OS X will remain second rate until . . . .

In article <timberwoof-AE7754.21544031122005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Timberwoof <timberwoof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I once bought a USB joystick to use with a flight simulator game on
> my Mac. The box proudly displayed the Windows and OS X logos. I
> opened it up and in addition to the joystick there was a CD filled
> with Windows drivers and installers and stuff, but nothing for the
> Mac. Well, damn! I thought. So I plugged it in anyway and launched
> the flight simulator app. It started up, then displayed a dialog box
> telling me it had found the new joystick and letting me calibrate it.
> The Mac OS development kit's GameSprockets SDK had a tool that also
> talked to it: it completely and correctly identified all the gizmos
> on it. Well, cool! And the poor Windows guys have to install all
> those drivers to make it work...

Actually, it usually works the same way on Windows. They only have to
install those drivers and things (in most cases) if they want *extra*
functions. Extra functions might include things like programmable
macros that can be assigned to buttons on the device, or extra
adjustments beyond whatever is standard for all devices of that type.

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--Tim Smith
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