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- From: D.Pidcock@bradford.ac.uk (Danny Pidcock)
- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Subject: Re: joystick for an acorn electron
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.121847.5871@bradford.ac.uk>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 12:18:47 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.132015.2639@lsl.co.uk>
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- snail@lsl.co.uk wrote:
- : In article <1992Nov13.151446.27854@egh-qc.uucp>, paul@egh-qc.uucp (Paul Hay) writes:
- : >
- : > Has anyone got a joystick which they would like to sell that is
- : > compatible with an acorn electron that is about 7 years old.
- : > Failing that has anyone any information on connecting any currently
- : > available joysticks to this piece of equipment.
- : >
- : > Paul.
- :
- : Assumption time: Acorn electron was a subset of the BBC A/B computers, although
- : it used a horrible video chip/custom chip to do it. I know, I wrote a game for
- : both these beasts. So I'll assume the joystick for both is the same (my game
- : didn't need a joystick).
- :
- : First thing is, the joystick is analogue (potentiometers 'n' that). Not
- : having my Maplin catalogue at work, I can't say if they still sell joysticks
- : like that, but they used to. Try the catalogue (various sections:- projects,
- : wound components, miscellaneous, and a few others, you often find what you're
- : looking for in the most unobvious sections of this catalogue), it may even
- : have a connection diagram too. Also, if yuo can get a technical manual on the
- : BBC or Electron there should be a diagram of how to connect it.
-
- Aren't there analogue joysticks for PeeCee's (yuk) available and
- why can't you mess about with one of these?
- :
- : BTW, 'paddles' (for the pong game) are analogue joysticks that have been
- : nobbled a bit, so you could try laying your hands on a set of paddles instead.
-
- Whatever you do - dont get atari VCS 2600 paddles - they wear away and become unreliable
- PS - anyone want to buy a part of computer game history?
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- Danio : d.pidcock@uk.ac.bradford
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