29 Oct
2013
29 Oct
'13
3:55 p.m.
I have acquired a Pericom Joystick 11, helping an acquaintance clear
out his attic before he emigrated.
It's an analogue joystick with a tiny red "fire" button on the tip of
the stick, in a large, solid metal case. No other buttons. It has an
attached coiled data cable with a 5-pin DIN plug on the end.
I thought it was a BBC Micro analogue stick, something like a Bitstik:
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/8bit_Upgrades/Acorn_BitStik.html
However, I've sold all 5 of my BBC Micros to Dave Moore of Replay
Events - http://www.replayevents.com/
He's a bit of an Acorn expert and said this wasn't a BBC Micro device
and it's not a BBC Micro connector. Wrong kind of DIN plug.
BBC micor joysticks have a DA15 plug. Dragon/CoCo joysticks have a 5 pin
B or 6 pin DIN plug. Of course therer were adapters made to use other
joysticks with such machines
On the label on the base, it says:
Pericom
Manufacturer of Micro Computers
Graphic Terminals and VDUs
Pericom PLC Rockingham Drive
Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6LH
Telephone (0908) 670000 Telex 826442
Model No. JOYSTICK 11
Ser. No. J. S. 774
I have a Pericom graphics termianl somewhere. I can't rememebr much about
it, I think it emulates a Tektronix one (although it is, of course, a
raster-scanned display). I also can't rememebr if it has a joystick port.
It's posible this joystick was used on a Pericom terminal.
In theory, you should be able to see a photo of it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ce2py6bjfvcrsqh/Pericom_joystick_11.jpg
Anyone know what it is, what it's from or if it's of any interest to anyone?
If nobody else wants it, I could give it a home.
-tony
