Subject: Re: [stella] Light gun/pen From: crackers@xxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 01:20:27 -0400 (EDT) |
In article , you wrote: >In article <Pine.BSI.3.96.970930094347.19349B-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, you wrote: >>On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Eckhard Stolberg wrote: >>> I don't have a lightgun, but I think it is the same as a paddle with a >>> photo sensor instead of a potentiometer. You would read it the same way >>> and it would take longer to recharge depending on how much light reaches >>> the sensor. Since the amount of light, that reaches the sensor, depends >> >>I think it's more than that with Atari systems at least, otherwise light >>pens would not work as paint programs or pointing devices. Such a system >>as you describe is far too crude for anything but the early pong systems >>and you wouldn't be able to differentiate between hitting one object or >>another, etc.... >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ > >I think that other method of lightgun detection is how the NES works. > > CRACKERS > (Stick 'em up from hell!!!!) -- Accordionist - Wethifl Musician - Atari 2600 Collector | /\/\ *NEW CrAB URL* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html ***| \^^/ Bira Bira Devotee - FES Member - Samurai Pizza Cats Fan| =\/= -- Archives updated once/day at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsubscribing and other info at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/stella.html
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