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From: tob@cbnewsk.ATT.COM (ted.o.burger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Joystick ports
Summary: The Koala pad uses the pot inputs.
Message-ID: <1871@cbnewsk.ATT.COM>
Date: 17 Jan 90 13:40:25 GMT
References: <oZZxiD_00Ugy43bGw1@andrew.cmu.edu> <8054@portia.Stanford.EDU> <3138@plains.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <3138@plains.UUCP>, person@plains.UUCP (Brett G. Person) writes:
> 
> OK. Here's one for you.  How does the Koala Pad use the ports.  A friend and

The Koala pad uses the pot inputs on the joystick connector.  The pad position
is converted to a pulse width modulated signal which is applied to the pot
inputs.

The pad buttons are read like normal joystick switches.

Ted