Re: Joystick Devices

[Cyrus Roton <croton@ridgecrest.ca.us>]

On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Donald 'X-caiver' Pattee Jr wrote:

> Yes, I tested the buttons and such using my little BASIC program. That is
> where I dcided that I could not get any valid position data.
> I was using the print peek(29250) [and the other numbers in that area) to
> detect button presses and joystick position. When using my real joystick
> moving the handle caused the numbers to change by varying amounts. When I
> was touching(and even not touching) the two other devices the numbers would
> not stay constant, nor would they change at any logical pace.

On the koala pad, "touching" does no good. You have to "press". The pad 
was sold with a plastic stylus. The end is tapered to a rounded point 
(diameter about 1/16 inch). High pressure on the pad is not needed, but 
the pressure must be firm and steady. Trying to use the pad by finger, 
rather than with a stylus will result in erratic readings.


Cyrus Roton   croton@ridgecrest.ca.us
Ridgecrest Apple User Group