Re: Joystick Problem

["Krack" <krack@kracker.com>]

OK. I got a cheap joystick from goodwill and used that with the converter
instead of the gampad and things seem to be working much better. The
calibration program is showing what it should. My X and Y axis has been
tuned and everything seem hunky dory till I start playing arcade games. Only
1/2 of the games work! On the 1/2 that don't work the joystick will only
move the character in two directions, Up and to the Left. Since the other
games work flawlessly I assume my joystick is functioning properly and its
the games themselves that are the problem.

With the money I spent building the converter I could have paid for TWO mint
apple II joysticks on E-bay. But I guess playing the games on a home made
joystick makes them just that much more fun. Who knows!

Well, Its on to the next Apple II project. Whatever that may be

Krack <krack@kracker.com> wrote in message
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> I made a PC to AppleII joystick converter following the directions in the
> faq's. Button 0 and 1 are working fine but im having problems with the X
and
> Y axis. I made the joystick adapter for regular (non auto-fire sticks) and
> installed the variable resistors. I am using the calibration program also
> listed in the faq's.
>
> While leaving the joystick alone and turning the variable resistors all
the
> in one direction the program outputs 255 for both the x and y axis. When i
> turn the variable resistors all the way in the other direction the program
> outputs  x=223 y=221. When I move the joystick in any direction the
numbers
> only change by one or two. When i run any game the character moves all the
> way to the right part of the screen and is unusable. Button 0 and 1 seem
to
> be working.
>
> Im using a generic PC gamepad and not a Joystick. Would that make any
> difference?
>
> Thanks
> Ron
>
>