Re: Apple II paddles

[Steven Weyhrich <a2history@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 9:57:39 AM UTC-6, Steven Weyhrich wrote:
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> Does anyone have a good photo of the original Apple II game paddles pictured on this web site:
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> http://www.neatinformation.com/technology/joystick.html
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> I'd contact the author, but he has no contact information on that site. 
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> Also, weren't these lever-based paddles featured (as a drawing) on the cover of an early Apple II manual? I could have sworn that it was the Apple II BASIC manual, but that shows the knob paddles with the tiny button on the side.

Yes! Those little slider paddles! (Thanks, I knew I saw it somewhere). I suppose if nothing else, I can use an image from that advertisement.

Anybody familiar with the square paddles, and when they came out? I know the nice beige ones came out with the Apple IIe/IIc, but had not seen the square ones until I looked at that one expensive eBay auction.