[simpits-tech] MFD data export in Falcon 4 ? Erwin please read this

Martin Ingold simpits-tech@simpits.org
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:29:32 +0100


Well whatever. The only thing there is in the code in terms of monochrome herkules
monitor support is the debug data, and that's it.

Martin

Brian Sikkema wrote:

> >One system also had a Hercules monochrome graphics display attached, >and
> >you could put one of the MFDs there.
>
> This is taken from the design notes posted there... It quite pointedly says
> MFD, not the debug system that made it into the final product.
>
> I think, though, that they didnt leave it in the code - if they had, I'm
> sure it would have been found by now.
>
> Brian
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Martin Ingold <pogo@f16cockpit.net>
> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] MFD data export in Falcon 4 ? Erwin please read
> this
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:01:06 +0100
>
> I know I'm not Erwin, but thought to reply anyway :-)
> What they had with the Monochrome displays was debug data... no MFD or other
> data, just
> some boring debug data about what plane is flying how fast and everything.
> Basically all
> the data that was available in shared memory back in 108 times.
>
> Martin
>
> Ido Dekkers wrote:
>
>  > this :
>  > One system also had a Hercules monochrome graphics display attached, and
>  > you could put one of the MFDs there.
>  > was working here :
>  > http://www.frugalsworld.com/falcon4/f4-design-notes1.shtml
>  > see E3 update.
>  >
>  > if it was working there i find it hard to believe they took it off the
> code
>  > ?
>  >
>  > If it's still there and just disabled can't we just switch it on ? it
> won't
>  > be a code change because it's already there and then we'll have
> everything
>  > but the HUD.
>  >
>  > Ido
>  >
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