Re: Apple vs. PC Joystick (was Re: Different joystick connectors on II and IIe?)

[Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mts.net>]

Linards Ticmanis wrote:

> Mike Pfaiffer wrote:
>
> >     I don't think you can get one any more. OTOH if you are handy with 
> > a soldering iron you can make one. FYI, the internals of the PC 
> > joystick and Apple joystick are compatible. An adapter was made for 
> > that device as well.
>
>
> Are you sure? I tried to build an adapter and the buttons worked 
> "negatively". I.e. pressing it was considered releasing it by the Apple 
> and vice versa. I suspect the Apple Joysticks have "normally closed" 
> microswitches in the buttons, no?

	The others have answered this better than I could.

> Not to mention the fact that the timing capacitors in my clone where 
> such high tolerance beasts that even with 25kOhm resistors in line with 
> the joystick variable resistors the whole thing was totally off centered.

	The specs I saw showed the joysticks on both machines were 150k. At 150k 
there would be no modifications necessary. A couple of the others said 
theirs were 100k. I don't know. All I can say is what the specs I was 
looking at said.

				Later
				Mike



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