Re: controls

Hi,

Mark Watson sez:
}Scott: re your cockpit guide. I think (for
}humaniti at least) that manual control systems are more likely to change
}with tech level than with locale, given that this should be the greatest
}determinant of the level of automation. I would expect at the higher tech
}levels that the control systems are more to do with telling the computers
}what to do and how to do it, rather than with doing the task oneself. This
}is of course up to the point where the transponders form their own union.

Well, here at TL 8 we have computer assisted fly by wire.  Presumably
all trav starships & grav vehicles use this.  But you have to have a
method of Telling the computer how you want to orient your craft.  Some
control input to the computer.  Try any flight simulator computer program:
You DON'T want to fly by keyboard.  The control method chosen will differ
with culture.  (Shape/type of joystick or in the Hiver's case:
joyball. :-)

Metlay raves:
> (Five will get you ten that Bart Massey was referring to me, folx.)

Ya know, Metlay's the 3rd person I've heard take credit for pissing off
Bart.  I still say it musta been me.

Take it easy on the self recriminations out there friends,

2G Scott