Re: Need help identifying possible Apple Joystick

[Warren Ernst <wernst@gmail.com>]

On Jan 22, 8:18 am, heuser.mar...@freenet.de wrote:
> On Jan 22, 7:29 am, Silicon Sam <Silicon...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >   Back in the day, IBM and Apple were one of the few computers to use
> > trim pots for the X-Y positioning.  IBM and Apple used different
> > resistor values for their pots, which is why the joysticks were not
> > compatible.  Some manufacturers made joysticks with a switch that
> > would toggle between the two.  Obviously there would be a cable
> > adapter too.  Others such as Atari used plain switches for directional
> > control.  It's pretty obvious from the second photo that this stick
> > has pots for the controls.
>
> The word "paddle" alone is a giveaway.
>
> bye
> Marcus

And now it's on ebay. FYI.

-Warr