sidewinder – RBTS

September 21, 2016

Thrift Log – Microsoft SideWinder Plug & Play Game Pad (X04-97702)

This USB controller works out of the box with Windows 10, which is nice, considering that the box says “Designed for Windows 98”. Wikipedia says the release year was 2000. The grip feels pretty decent, but I…

September 20, 2016

Thrift Log – Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard

Found for about $6 CAD. I ended up grabbing it out of curiosity for the weird dials, numerous macro keys, and the Microsoft Sidewinder branding. Sidewinder was Microsoft’s pre-XBox, “extreme” gaming-oriented peripheral brand, and they slapped the name…