Re: Apple /// Joystick

[Phil Beesley <pb14@le.ac.uk>]

In article <3be6f5d9@news.svn.net>, Paul Grammens <grammens@svn.net>
wrote:

> I was trying to get a joystick working on a IIe card. Going thru the
> joysticks I had, I found one in pristine condition. It wouldn't work,
> though. At first I thought that was why it was in such good shape, but then
> I noticed that the pins on the connector were completely different from the
> working joysticks. Looking at the bottom, it says "Cursor ///  A3M0010".
> Could this be for the Apple ///? Does the Apple /// use a different joystick
> pinout?   If so, I could make an adapter so I could use this on either
> model.

Your identification is spot on. See the following brochure page
(WARNING: 177Kb):

http://www.mandrake.demon.co.uk/Apple/add2/add8.jpg

You would have to modify the joystick significantly to convert it to
Apple II spec -- the two work on different electrical signals. Much
better to pass the joystick on to an Apple III user.

Phil