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From: [e-mail] (Markus Wandel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Joystick manufacturers?
Date: 6 Feb 1996 03:16:40 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
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In article <[e-mail]>, Steve Thompson <[e-mail]> wrote:

>    I am looking for a couple of joysticks.  When I previously had a 64, I
>really liked the Wico sticks (ball and bat handle). Is anyone making ones like
>these today...or any at all?  No newer systems support that kind of joystick
>connector anymore, so regular stores are no help.

But garage sales and thrift stores fortunately are!  In addition to the Wico
Command Control that I bought for $35 new back in 1984, I have one bought
for $1 at a garage sale, one bought at the Salvation Army store for $1,
and recently I passed one up at the same store, mint condition in the box,
for $4.  That one was a type where you could change the handle (all three
handles included) and also configure the buttons to work separately for use
on a Sega system.  I probably should have bought it too, but I've decided
that $1 is a good price for a joystick, and as long as I can find Wicos for
that sum, I will keep hoarding them.  I figure any system that uses a crappy
digital 8-direction controller can be rewired to use one of these.  Not that
I have any use for these other systems yet... my 2600 and my C64 and my Amiga
can all use the sticks as they are, and they work just great for games.

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