Re: Apple II DIY systems?

[Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

On Apr 5, 10:58 am, Linards Ticmanis <ticma...@gmx.de> wrote:

>http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/ads/ads/appleii/introappleii2.jpg
>
> Off topic: do those odd game paddles depicted in that ad really exist?
> They look like one-dimensional joysticks, I've never seen any like these
> in reality. Or are they mock-ups?

I don't think so. Pretty sure those were just marketing props used by
the ad agency (along with those cassette labels). Even the logo on the
Apple II lid is a bit off.

The original paddles that shipped during the Red Book era looked like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suburbia_org_uk/4821355390/

The second generation (as shown on the Apple II BASIC Programming
Manual) are these: http://www.auctionzealot.com/members/danf1970/img_1504.jpg

The third generation of paddles (and joysticks) were built by the
Keyboard Company: http://vectronicsappleworld.com/collection/joysticks.html