Re: Apple ][e card for LC

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

sands-of-iowa wrote:

>Terry Miller wrote in message <3B6262D3.B555F677@earthlink.net>...
>>This card requires a DB9 joystick. Does anyone know if this is just a
>>standard Apple ][ joystick with a different connector on it or something
>>else.
>>Also if it's the same joystick, what is the pinout so I can make an
>>adapter bale for my Apple ][ joysticks. Any help would be greatly
>>appreciated.
>
>the card uses a special Y cable that goes from the card to a DB9 for the
>joystick and a DB19 for a uni disk.
>and yes it use the standard Apple ][ joysticks

I think that Terry associates "Apple ][ joystick" with a game port (16-pin
DIP header) plug, not a DE-9.  In fact, Apple II's later than the ][+ all
sport DE-9 joystick connectors.  In the //c and //c+ it's also a mouse
port.

Although adapters were made (and they are just a pin permutation) and
you could easily make one yourself, it's pretty easy to find a <$5
DE-9 joystick.  (The FAQ, no doubt, lists the pinouts for the DE-9 and
the classic 16-pin game port.)

-michael

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