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- In article <4f4uk8$gnu@odin.diku.dk> maze@diku.dk (Mads Haahr) writes:
- > dalec@zorro.amitrix.com (Dale Currie) writes:
- > >In article <4eo1r0$dl0@odin.diku.dk> maze@diku.dk (Mads Haahr) writes:
- > >
- > >> Amiga uses digital joysticks (with microswitches or copper plates)
- > >> whereas PCs use analogue joysticks (with meters). In short, you can't
- > >> use a PC joystick in an Amiga port.
- > >
- > >Wrong, an analogue joystick will work _very_ well on an Amiga port, it's
- > >just that most games (except for some flight sims) don't build in support
- > >for them. Pity, cause they are far superior, and all it takes is a little
- > >better design and a few extra code modules which would be reuseable.
- >
- > It won't work unless you hack it, which was what I meant. The
- > analogue joysticks I have seen have 15 pin connectors whereas Amiga
- > joysticks have 9. The original poster didn't sound like he was
- > prepared to do an awful lot of hardware hacking.
-
- Well, yes it requires an adapter to match the DB15 and there used to be
- several on the market, the best one being the "SmartPort" which takes both
- types and auto-switches. You can also wire one up quite easily.
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