[simpits-tech] news from lomac

[Steve Wilson]

And what amazes me further about this sort of thing is the unending and
confusing game of keep away that is behind the Falcon 4.0 soap opera.  Why
that ancient but still beloved sim isn't just as open as something like
Enemy Engaged or Battle of Britain is beyond me.  Yet it survives.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Brogley" <mikebrogley at ieee.org>
To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] news from lomac


> You know, with the total cash outlay represented by the simpitters on
> this list alone, you'd think "target market" accompanied by repeated
> cash register sounds would have been the first thing flying into the
> minds of any software company managers who heard about us.
>
> Building data export functionality into the architecture from the
> initial specs really adds very little to the coding time, and once
> they've got me invested in hardware and interface software specifically
> tied to their product, I'm in much the same boat as any corporate
> AutoCAD user - when the next rev comes out, as long as it still works
> with my setup I'm locked-in market share and represent an almost
> guaranteed revenue stream. MSFS has been open for a while (dunno about
> CFS), and now the LOMAC folks, but does anyone know of any car racing
> sims with hooks for external instruments, or mech-war sims, or
> massive-multi sims, or anyone else making any effort along these lines?
>
> I would think going after long term market and revenue would be part of
> any good business plan - but what do I know, I don't have an MBA.
> --
> Mike
>
> hotmail wrote:
>
> >Good news from Lomac 1.2 patch
> >
> >"...Implemented several experimental data export functions for the player
> >aircraft. These functions are necessary for the export of various flight
> >data outside the simulator. For example, the creation of various
> >applications that can be used by third parties (gauges and avionics
export
> >data). Now it will be possible to make the present breadboard model of a
> >cockpits with working gauges. See Config/Export/Export.lua for details,
> >please... "
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >JRM
> >
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