Re: Computer colors/joysticks (was: Re: Apple /// and it's beige color finish.)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. writes ...
> 
> ....
> It's the same way with Apple's joysticks for the //.  I've got one of
> each (one beige w/orange buttons [this stick RULES!  It's got a lot of
> collector's appeal ....
> 
> What is/was the best joystick for the Apple //s?  I've tried Apple's
> :/ , an Advanced Gravis >:P, and, my favorite, a Suncom Analog Plus :D
> 
>....The Advanced Gravis also lets you easily adjust
> how tight the springs in the stick are.  You can even have the stick
> act as if it had no springs!  BUT, this stick has one MAJOR NO-NO: the
> corner positions (often called 0,0 , 255,0 , 0,255 , 255,255) are hard
> to move the stick into. 

> .... My
> favorite stick is Suncom's Analog+, an IBM/Apple II joystick.  It has
> variable-rate autofire on the finger (trigger) button, and the finger
> button's duty is reversable with that of the two base buttons and the
> thumb button.  It has a hand-sized/shaped stick, but it could stand to
> be havier like the Advanced Gravis.  However, this joystick doesn't
> use the standard joystick pots, so it's more succeptible to wear. ....


     The Mach III always did well in review testing. One is connected to 
our ][+.

     Speaking of a collector's item, the original A2 Wico stick is a 
genuine, Edsel-class, showpiece. It has the big red handle and looks 
really cheapo; but, it turns out to be a very good game stick. 

     Advanced Gravis was a very attractive stick (especially the 
'clear-vu' model); but, it used small, wear-prone pots.

     The Analog+ sounds like a big gray stick we used to have connected 
to our PC. It's resistance elements were on a board wiped by sliding 
contacts. As I recall, this turned out not to be a very rugged design.

     Probably, the weirdest stick I ever reviewed is the one which uses a 
magnet instead of springs to supply centering tension. It sounds like a 
great idea until you discover that the tension gets _smaller_ as you move 
away from center. The stick is impossible to use for game playing.

     My favorite A2 joystick is, still, the CH Products "FlightStick". 
For 'feel', looks, and ruggedness, it has always wiped out the 
competition.  

 
Rubywand