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Re: Are all PS/2... Old Thrustmaster Mark II FCS & WCS

From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 13, 2026 14:48:02

On 7/13/2026 8:36 AM, Ant wrote:

BTW, I have two Rockfire gameport-to-USB
adapters to connect an old Thrustmaster
FCS+WCS flight sticks. :)

Does it work well? I got rid of my gameport joysticks decades ago. I had Kraft KC3 joystick:
https://duckduckgo.com/?kl=us-en&q=kraft+kc3+joystick

They are fine. But the buttons are tied to old
AT keyboard method and needed a DOS driver. So
they are totally useless. The Rockfire USB
adapater does NOT 100% convert the combo
completely!! The hatswitch of the FCS will
not work if WCS is attached.

As the old FCS is working fine. I think I
only need the new USB Hotas TWCS Throttle.

DOS Days - ThrustMaster <https://dosdays.co.uk/topics/Manufacturers/thrustmaster.php>

WCS Mark II
<https://tmoldest.racesimcentral.net/service/wcs.htm>
Thrustmaster WCS Mk II Throttle converted to USB - details here - SimHQ
Forums <https://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4568006/thrustmaster-wcs-mk-ii-throttle-converted-to-usb-details-here>

Reading hat switches on PC gameport joysticks | Dave Nunez Blog v2.0 <https://davenunez.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/reading-hat-switches-on-pc-gameport-joysticks/>

Amazon.com: Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle (Compatible with PC) <https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960754-Thrustmaster-TWCS-Throttle/dp/B01L28LVUG>

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From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 13, 2026 20:50:48

On 7/13/2026 8:36 AM, Ant wrote:

BTW, I have two Rockfire gameport-to-USB
adapters to connect an old Thrustmaster
FCS+WCS flight sticks. :)

Does it work well? I got rid of my gameport joysticks decades ago. I had Kraft KC3 joystick:
https://duckduckgo.com/?kl=us-en&q=kraft+kc3+joystick

They are fine. But the buttons are tied to old
AT keyboard method and needed a DOS driver. So
they are totally useless. The Rockfire USB
adapater does NOT 100% convert the combo
completely!! The hatswitch of the FCS will
not work if WCS is attached.

As the old FCS is working fine. I think I
only need the new USB Hotas TWCS Throttle.

DOS Days - ThrustMaster <https://dosdays.co.uk/topics/Manufacturers/thrustmaster.php>

WCS Mark II
<https://tmoldest.racesimcentral.net/service/wcs.htm>
Thrustmaster WCS Mk II Throttle converted to USB - details here - SimHQ
Forums <https://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4568006/thrustmaster-wcs-mk-ii-throttle-converted-to-usb-details-here>

Reading hat switches on PC gameport joysticks | Dave Nunez Blog v2.0 <https://davenunez.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/reading-hat-switches-on-pc-gameport-joysticks/>

Amazon.com: Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle (Compatible with PC) <https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960754-Thrustmaster-TWCS-Throttle/dp/B01L28LVUG>

--

@~@ Simplicity is Beauty! Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch!
/ v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
/( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw
The game is afoot... Meow...

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

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