Star Tech Journal

Control Panel
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Bill Johnston
Johnston's General Store
Buffalo, New York
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POSITION THIS TEMPLATE
(or 2 templates for 2-player game):
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1. For player comfort, to allow palm rest, as
high as possible on the control panel.
2. Carefully clear of obstacles below, such as
the latches, extra support, wood end-rests,
monitor area wood and window, and extra
metal ~upporting brackets found frequently
on wooden control panels.
3. Allowing clearances for original and re-
placement controls.
4. Tape to control panel, and either trace
with carbon paper, or simply punch drill
points through the template. You may freely
reproduce this layout with a copier, or you
may wish to cut a master template from
plastic for easy future conversion work.
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THIS DESIGN
a) minimizes player wrist fatigue by allowing
the palm to rest on a properly pitched panel.
b) positions player fingers 1-2-3 comfortably
over push 1-2-3 in a natural drumming of
the fingers position. Player satisfaction is
increased due to immediate player response
to the game controls (instead of scattering
the buttons widely apart which would cause
delayed response as player must reach for a
button with an arm movement).
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