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To: Colosis

LOL! I wonder what the big wheel does?


9 posted on 12/07/2004 3:33:45 AM PST by Constantine XIII
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To: Constantine XIII
LOL! I wonder what the big wheel does?

Well, you spin it, and you have two chances to get as close to a dollar as you can. The person with the highest score without going over a dollar goes on to the Showcase Showdown. If you get a dollar on your first spin, you get $1000 added to your prize total!!!

12 posted on 12/07/2004 3:35:40 AM PST by Lazamataz ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
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To: Constantine XIII
I answer that question. The control console is for an S5W submarine reactor plant. The large wheels are the ahead and astern throttles. I bout freaked when I first saw this photo shop. We were sworn to secrecy and all that. However I found the original picture on a museum website where it's on display. Guess it's not so secret anymore,
31 posted on 12/07/2004 3:52:09 AM PST by 75thOVI (Any ship can be a submarine...............once!)
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To: Constantine XIII

They're forward and astern throttles.


44 posted on 12/07/2004 4:01:55 AM PST by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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To: Constantine XIII
I wonder what the big wheel does?

Silly, that's the pointing device.
You have to turn it left or right at the same time either pushing it in or out to get the cursor to move around the monitor.
They didn't dare call it a mouse way back then cuz the "little lady" of the house wouldn't want it in her home.

68 posted on 12/07/2004 4:43:01 AM PST by cuz_it_aint_their_money (Learn from the mistakes of others. You’ll never live long enough to make them all yourself.)
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To: Constantine XIII
LOL! I wonder what the big wheel does?

Man, these guys were good! They even anticipated the video game!!

77 posted on 12/07/2004 4:54:00 AM PST by far sider
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To: Constantine XIII

The big wheels are the throttles for the reactor output.


80 posted on 12/07/2004 4:56:52 AM PST by USCG SimTech (Honored to serve since '71)
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To: Constantine XIII
"LOL! I wonder what the big wheel does?"

That's for racing games lol.

116 posted on 12/07/2004 5:39:53 AM PST by KoRn
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To: Constantine XIII
LOL! I wonder what the big wheel does?

Mouse?

170 posted on 12/07/2004 2:56:40 PM PST by N. Theknow (Ladle gulls shut nod stopper torque wet strainers!)
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To: Constantine XIII

The Wheel:
They were way ahead of the curve there. It squeezes out viruses.
/snag


171 posted on 12/07/2004 2:57:22 PM PST by Snagglepuss (Thoughts are things)
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