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Re: [zigzag] Re: [zigzag] :zz: Joystix



PLS STOP USING MY E-MAIL FOR CONTACTING YOUR AFFILIATES,IT SEEMS THAT
SOMEBODY FROM OUR COMPANY INADVERTELY HAD CONTACT XANADU
I PLS ASK YOU TO STOP THIS TRANSMISSIONS NOW
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Andrew Pam wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Nov 28, 1998 at 04:27:09PM +0900, Ted Nelson wrote:
> > Anent the question of two or more windows
> >  from a joystick controller--
> >
> > Andrew wrot thusly:
> > >some controllers are not limited to two inputs,
> > >so you could control several windows at once - though I'm not sure if
> > >that would be useful.
> >
> > Right, but since almost all game controllers have
> >  either one or two inputs, that's the only relevant
> >  number in the near future.
> 
> Sorry, confusion about the term "controller" there.  I was using the
> term to refer to the input device in the computer, to which you can
> connect some number of external devices - confusingly also referred to as
> "controllers".  In other words, we could support multiple physical input
> devices - perhaps so several people could be using Zigzag collaboratively?
> 
> Cheers,
>         *** Xanni ***
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