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

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com>]

"Linards Ticmanis" <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de> wrote in message
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> 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?
>
> 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 Apple/PC Kraft joystick I have has a toggle switch to
switch between PC and Apple modes.  I would suspect that
there must be some differences to warrant a toggle switch.

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