Re: Best Apple II emulator & joystick calibration

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Stanley writes ...
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> what I'm looking for is a good Apple II emulator for Windows
> environment. I prefer freeware emulator, with run-in-window option.
> 
> To this moment I tried at least 2 different Apple II emulators (Oasis
> & AppleWin), but I'm confused because weird joystick functionality.
> Everytime I'm going to play the test game Bruce Lee on any Apple II
> emulator, I can't define keys for playing the game.
> 
> Do you have any recommendations how can I redefine keys in emulator to
> simulate Apple joystick correctly? This complicated process with
> calibrating the joystick and defining keys as alternatives for
> joystick movement just doesn't work for me :-(
> 
 ....

     It may help to go to your PC's Control Panel and select "Gaming Options".
Click on "Properties" and you will be able to test and calibrate your stick for
regular PC operation.

     Bruce Lee includes a joystick calibration which seems to work for PC
sticks, at least running under AppleWin.

     If you want to use keys, AppleWin lets you use the numeric keypad to
simulate a joystick ("0" key= fire button). With auto-centering, it's a fair
joystick substitute.

Ref. AppleWin at ... 
http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/Applewin_2001_07_20_v01_10_40.zip


     If you want your PC stick to look like an Apple II stick when running any
A2 game on an emulator, there is a mod you can do to the stick described in a
GS WorldView article at ...

http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/gswv/AppleizePCstick.html



Rubywand