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To: steve berman who wrote (109)	2/13/1997 2:22:00 PM
From: bythepark	of 2443

Steve-The game(s) have barely begun and the size of the worldwide market can only be guessed at. Why on earth would TMSR or anyone with real products, personal initiative and proven market presence be for sale?? ... They and everyone are most likely looking for the right people to partner and license with. Read the 10/21/96 Business week article about joystick maker Immersion turndown of MSFT's offer in ... "Trying to Stick it to Microsoft" businessweek.com The delivery of affordable Force Feedback Technology to Driving Wheels for the SimRacers and joysticks for the FlightSims is what 1997 is going to be all about. According to Online Gaming Review's Tech Talk, the three major players include our TMSR, MSFT and Immersion. Scroll down to 'Force Feedback Technology' and read all about the excitement in: ogr.com -> The latest buzzword floating around gaming peripheral circles everywhere -> is force feedback. The way people are talking about it, you'd think -> someone just invented sliced bread again! If you ask me, I'd say that -> someone invented 12-grain bread with gold nuggets! This technology will -> change the face of gaming forever. If you've never heard of it, don't -> worry; it hasn't been available in the PC market until recently because -> of its high cost. -> -> What Is It? -> -> Force feedback is the output of physical information to the user's -> device in the form of haptics (sense of touch). These haptics can range -> from feeling your race car grind over loose gravel to the jolt of your -> joystick as you're rocked from behind by a homing missile. These -> devices also receive input in the form of user interaction with them. -> The appropriate forces are then calculated and applied, and the results -> are detected by the user as output, or "force feedback." By now, you have read the WIRED article, haven't you? wired.com --alan

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