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Re: Apple IIe diagnostics: I'm stuck...
- Subject: Re: Apple IIe diagnostics: I'm stuck...
- From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- Date: 2000/02/21
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Empsoft
- References: <ArIr4.20383$Uz3.223337@typhoon.midsouth.rr.com> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0002192248050.1716-100000@Broken-Pipe> <fOKr4.20404$Uz3.224214@typhoon.midsouth.rr.com> <38AFF2EA.4D2AC922@plane.nl>
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Pim Blokland <nipp@plane.nl> wrote:
> Ian Chipman wrote:
> >
> > It's the joystick I just hooked up that caused the problem... Darn
> > joystick of mine's supposed to work with my Apple, but... oh well... Is
> > there a way to plug in the joystick without causing problems??
>
> Perhaps it's only the button of the joystick that is stuck.
> The buttons are connected to the open and solid apple keys, so if you
> press down one of the buttons while you power up the computer, this
> has the same effect as holding down the apple key.
An additional point: if the joystick was intended for use with a PC, it
may appear to have the buttons permanently pressed (unless you really do
press them), because the PC and Apple II use opposite polarity for their
button inputs.
--
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P O Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand