Apple vs. PC Joystick (was Re: Different joystick connectors on II and IIe?)

[Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de>]

Mike Pfaiffer wrote:

>     I don't think you can get one any more. OTOH if you are handy with a 
> soldering iron you can make one. FYI, the internals of the PC joystick 
> and Apple joystick are compatible. An adapter was made for that device 
> as well.

Are you sure? I tried to build an adapter and the buttons worked 
"negatively". I.e. pressing it was considered releasing it by the Apple 
and vice versa. I suspect the Apple Joysticks have "normally closed" 
microswitches in the buttons, no?

Not to mention the fact that the timing capacitors in my clone where 
such high tolerance beasts that even with 25kOhm resistors in line with 
the joystick variable resistors the whole thing was totally off centered.

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Linards Ticmanis

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