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Article #1095Re: Using Atari 2600 joysticks on the IBM
From: Rich"TheMan"Kennehan
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:07
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:07
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Hi. Thanks for all of the replies! My plan is to not modify the joystick
internally at all, but to make an adapter that the atari joystick can plug
into. This adapter in turn plugs into the game port. Here is a diagram:
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|_____|_____________| |_________| Your computer
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| ^
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Atari Joystick Adapter
Please realize that I KNOW THAT I WILL ONLY HAVE ONE BUTTON!!! (I've got
more than enough E-mail from people telling me what I already know! :)
What the Adapter is going to have to do is add some resistance to the circuit
when the joystick is pushed up or to the left (No problem) but is going to have
to ADD some voltage when the joystick is pushed down or to the right. I
think I'm going to need a few transistors to do this. Any suggestions?
- Rich
kennehra@logic.camp.clarkson.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.games.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!clarkson!kennehra From: kennehra@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Rich"TheMan"Kennehan) Subject: Re: Using Atari 2600 joysticks on the IBM Message-ID: <kennehra.718675620@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> Sender: news@news.clarkson.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: craft.camp.clarkson.edu Organization: Clarkson University References: <kennehra.718571861@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> <kennehra.718319941@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> <1992Oct7.112400.14317@hellgate.utah.edu> <7005@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> <BvvAEr.ACy@news.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:07:00 GMT Lines: 30