Re: Apple II game input devices

[Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net>]

Le samedi 9 mars 2013 16:17:34 UTC+1, Steven Weyhrich a écrit :

> Tell me, please: On the back of the black ones, is there a label and Apple product name?
No, Sir.

> It looks like there are a couple of generations of Apple-branded joysticks - do they have the same product name? Do they come with the 16-pin plug or the newer DB9 plug?
No, Sir. They are different and both come with a DB9 plug.

> And what is that PQ box? A set of four hand-held answer selectors? Do you have any idea how they worked? (There are only 3 pushbutton inputs, plus how would the computer tell the difference between different buttons? Unless the buttons sent signals back through the PDL circuit, and each were set to a specific number that could be read...)
He he, see the other pics I've uploaded at the same place.

I've also added the Muppet Learning Keyboard: gaming or learning, that is the question!

Antoine