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From: mford@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Mark Ford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: C128D joy stick port
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Date: 11 Jan 91 18:29:14 GMT
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From article <40277@genrad.UUCP>, by pcr@genrad.com (Perry Rothermel):
> I own a C 128D and the way it is set up on my computer table (under a shelf),
>  it is annoying to pull it back and forth from under this shelf whenever I
>  want to swap from mouse to joy stick, back to mouse.
> What I would like to know is there some sort of "extension cord" for the joy
>  stick ports? This way I could leave the computer in its place.
> Any help would be appreciated in obtaining 1 of these (That is if such a
>  thing exists).    Thanks for the help!

I believe I saw a device advertised that would allow you to plug both a mouse
and a joystick into, and then you flip a switch to select which device
you wanted to use.  This may be more than you are looking for.  I will look
for the ad and post more details later.

Mark
mford@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu