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Re: Apple iigs joystick help which port?



On 10/28/11 7:50 AM, kynrek wrote:
On Oct 28, 12:28 am, Kevin Dady<ke...@hackaday.com>  wrote:
On Oct 27, 10:50 pm, kynrek<kyn...@gmail.com>  wrote:

Which port does the apple iigs use for a joystick? What is the
connector called? DB-9?

Thanks,

Kynrek

Its really a DE-9F connector (on the computer, on the joystick it
would be DE-9M)

D = connector type
E = shell size
9 = connections
F = Female (could be S for socket but that is confusing as you could
have a male socket I guess?)

It could be called a DB-9 but that is not its real name, that came
about mostly due to serial ports, since they originally used a DB-25
connector, then later on they switched to a DE-9 everyone just started
calling them DB-9, but since the second letter is the physical size of
the plug, That is not correct, and can be an issue if your shopping
for one.

So should I be searching db-9 joystick on ebay? Thanks,

you're looking for an Apple II joystick... In addition to ebay, you could also post that you're looking for an Apple II joystick in comp.sys.apple2.marketplace and see what you drum up first.

The real question is what kind of joystick you actually want to use to play. There were a lot of joysticks made for the Apple II. My favorite are the ones made by CH Products like these ones:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/1/5/1/8/4/webimg/486951797_tp.jpg

I like the smaller sticks that can fit in your hand.

-Matt