Re: C-64->IIe joystick adapter?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

MDRipley37 writes ...
> 
> can anyone tell me if it is possible to convert or adapt a c64 joystick for use
> on an apple IIe I have a Wico ergo joystick that I would like to convert for
> use on my IIe. any advice, diagrams, pinouts, or other useful advice is greatly
> appreciated TIA

     You can turn a C64 'switcher' stick into an Apple II stick with three analog
positions per axis (e.g. using a scheme like the one described by Roger Johnstone).
This setup will work fine with some Apple II programs; but, the stick will be
useless for many other programs.

     The problem you run into is that plenty of A2 software expects the joystick to
supply X:Y values over the full analog range. Paint utilities,  point-and-shoot
games, and assorted driving and flight simulations are some examples.

     A switcher stick supplies much less information than an analog stick. Even with
an adaptor which generates smoothly stepped analog outputs in the direction you
point, you would have just a fair simulation of a genuine analog stick.





Rubywand