Re: Best vintage joystick for Apple II?

["N.N. Thayer" <nnthayer@hotmail.com>]

On Apr 4, 11:45 am, sc...@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)
wrote:
> In article <1ab1ace5-0241-4bfa-826d-14a4c8a8e...@a22g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
>
> N.N. Thayer <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >On Apr 3, 5:25 pm, Linards Ticmanis <ticma...@gmx.de> wrote:
> >> What do you guys consider to be the best joystick for the Apple II? I
> >> mean one specifically made for the Apple, not some retrofit thing.
>
> >> --
> >> Linards Ticmanis
>
> >CH Products Mach II.  Well-proportioned, rock-solid, and without the
> >Mach III's stick-button #0 and its obtrusive encasement.
>
> This.
>
> (Still have mine, along with several of their newer products for newer
> machines...would like to set up a flight-sim station someday with the yoke
> and rudder pedals I picked up on clearance a while back.)
>
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I freaking gave mine away to a friend when I gifted him with an
Apple //e, because I thought I had another one in storage... turns out
it was a Mach III.  I mean, that will do the job, and is still miles
above other brands, but... :(