Behold the future

[jmig]

Some of you may be aware that I recently purchased a Moza AY210 force feedback base and yoke. The device is wonderfully made, meaning metal and heavy. The (separate purchase yoke) feels like a real airplane's yoke. Unfortunately the device isn't working on my computer. I spent well over an hour with a gentleman on Discord trying to get the software to recognize the base unit. Unlike a traditional yoke assembly that is HID compliant, this one works through its software go-between.

The support people in China (where else would they be) sent me to a site that had some software which will allow their technician to directly connect to my computer and hopefully fix the issue. I went to the site and it was all in Chinese. I asked Google AI if it could translate the page. The screen shot below is the Chinese page. To the left is the Google AI translation. I still don't know if I downloaded the correct piece of software Being from the US, I was conditioned to wonder if this software isn't a hack into my entire life history. Of course, I was told the new Seiko watch I bought in Thailand during the Vietnam thing was a plot by Japan to get revenge for WWII. The story was that one day, US every pilot would have his hand blown off when all the watches detonated. But I digress.

I just want to give you younger guys a heads up on what's to come. I hope my grandchildren are up to learning Chinese. Then again, my Dad said I better learn Russian.

 

[udidwht]

"Of course, I was told the new Seiko watch I bought in Thailand during the Vietnam thing was a plot by Japan to get revenge for WWII. The story was that one day, US every pilot would have his hand blown off when all the watches detonated. But I digress."

Alas...All those who bought the 'hi tech' cell phones in Lebanon. All worked as intended. LOL!

 

[Daube]

Just a side note, to make your navigation easier in future: asking the AI to translate your page was a good idea, but it would have been even easier to use the "translate" feature of your navigator (if you use Chrome). It will just directly display the webpage in its translated state, with everything clickable as if the page had been written in English from the start. It's much more convenient, but you might have to re-trigger the translation each time you navigate to a new sub-page via a link.
The "translate" button sometimes appears in the corner, but in any case you can find it in the main navigator menu, by clicking on the three dots in the top-right corner of the window.

 

[jmig]

I use Firefox. I started using them many, many years ago and still do. However, I use Google as my search engine. I do have Chrome installed. I have found that some things just won't work with one browser but will with another.

On another note; I am all bleary eyed this morning. I was up to 4:00 Am working with the technical support people at Moza in Beijing. I was given a woman's name to contact on Discord. Just as I was about to go to bed around Midnight, she contacted me. I decided to stay up and hopefully get the AY210 yoke working. They provided me with an English version of the software that allowed them to take control of my computer. We spent hours going through the same diagnostic steps I had already been through. The end result is that they will send me a new motherboard for the unit and I agreed to install it. I have built well over a dozen computers. I figure I can replace a board. The Moza AY20 weighs around 16 lbs or 7 kgs. I didn't want to pay shipping for that monster.

While I am disappointed the yoke isn't working, I am impressed with Moza's support.