At 08:48 AM 6/12/97 -0700, you wrote:
Can't help with compatibility although the pinout
for the Atari Joystick
is:
Pin 1 - Forward
Pin 2 - Back
Pin 3 - Left
Pin 4 - Right
Pin 5 - No Connection
Pin 6 - Trigger
Pin 7 - No Connection
Pin 8 - Ground
Pin 9 - No Connection
Because the Atari (same as commodore and others) joysticks are digital
(on/off for each direction; done with simple switches) instead of analog
(varying amount of each direction; done with potentiometers) like most PC
joysticks, it is rather easy to build alternative input devices, whether
it's something to stand on, or a bunch of buttons, or whatever.
I think the other pins (5, 7, 9) were used for the paddles (which were
analog devices.)
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