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From: nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP (Scott Wilken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Joystick Conversion
Message-ID: <2754@ndsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jun 89 07:00:01 GMT
References: <6230037@hpindda.HP.COM>
Reply-To: nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP (Scott Wilken)
Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo
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In article <6230037@hpindda.HP.COM> tribby@hpindda.HP.COM (David Tribby) writes:
>I've got a joystick that goes back to my ][+ days. It has the old style
>connector, which still works with the GS on the socket located about in the
>middle of the mother board. The joystick connector is just a smidgen too
>large to fit through any of the cable mounting holes in the back of the
>GS. When I want to use the joystick, I have to take the lid off the GS.
>
>Anyone know where I can get an adapter to convert from the old to new
>style connectors? Then I could use the joystick port on the back of
>the GS (same style as on the //e).
>
>Thanks,
>  - Dave Tribby

Well, I dont know where you can buy one, but I built one.  All the pinouts
you need (all two of em :) are in the manuals that came with your gs.

Just buy a 9 pin connecter (male I believe, but its been so long since ive
looked that I forget..  Obviously it is easy enuf to figure if you look), a
jacket for the 9 pin connector, a 16 pin DIP socket (Wire wrap is the easiest
to deal with if you know how to use a wrapping tool), and some wire.  All    
these parts are readily available at *ANY* electronics store (I found all the
parts at a local radio shack (ick!)).

Just follow the pinouts in the manuals and connect the proper pins together.
The whole thing takes like 10 or 15 minutes to do.

Scott



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