[simpits-tech] Beta Innovations resurfaces...kinda.

[Roy Coates]

On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, Gene Buckle wrote:


Never mind all that.  What fries my onions is that here in the UK we pay
in UKP what you guys pay in USD.  So a $100 I/O card for you costs us more
like $160 for the same thing.

Thank God for Leo Bodnar !!   :-)



> On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, Roy Coates wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, Gene Buckle wrote:
> >
> >
> > The difference between an enthusiast and a capitalist is all about decimal
> > places then eh?
> >
> It's entirely possible that he sold the product line to this new outfit,
> but somehow I doubt it.  He's always had a very combative relationship
> with the simulator community.  I think it started when he over-committed
> on hardware production based on community input and when the sales didn't
> materialize, he nearly went under.  I suspect he blamed the community for
> that and any troubles since.  Had he made a smaller commitment in
> hardware, I think things would have come out much differently.  Had he
> spent the time to do the research, it would have become quite apparent
> that what the "community" says it will do and what it actually *does* tend
> to be two different things when money is involved. :)  Another good rule
> to follow is "cash in advance". ;)
>
> What kills me is the fact that the BI hardware is so damn *good*.  The
> only true competition he had commercially was EPIC and that's still a
> fantastic platform.
>
> There's some work being done with the PHCC hardware line to bring it
> closer to something a non-hardcore geek can handle, which will be good
> for all of us.
>
> The good thing about BI going away is the surge in uptake of the PHCC
> hardware (http://phcc.varxec.net/wiki/Main_Page for those that aren't
> familiar with it) within the F-16 cockpit building community over at
> viperpits.org.  Those guys have made huge strides in using the stuff that
> Manuel Bessler has created.  The only down side is that there are not
> (yet) pre-assembled boards available.  I'm sure it won't be long though.
> Even as kits, they're easy to solder up and have no surface mount parts.
> I've built some of the hardware, but I haven't had a chance to do more
> than smoke test it after assembly.
>
> I'm seriously considering tearing out all the BI hardware support from my
> CIM application and replacing it with support for the PHCC serial protocol
> and possibly adding EPIC support.  Mike Powell's new book has been sent
> off to the publisher and he's got a ton of electronic projects that I
> could support as well.  He's designed a cheap digital to synchro converter
> that I've been lusting after from the moment he posted pictures of it. :)
> That project is the only way the ADI & HSI in my F-15 will ever operate.
>
> g.
>
>
>
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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
E-Mail: r.coates at liv.ac.uk
Tel: 0151 794 4862
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