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From: bruceb@amiga.UUCP (Bruce Barrett)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: I'll try again
Message-ID: <903@amiga.amiga.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 21:30:08 EST
Article-I.D.: amiga.903
Posted: Tue Mar 25 21:30:08 1986
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Reply-To: bruceb@hunter.UUCP (Bruce Barrett)
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In article <1584@gitpyr.UUCP> lbg@gitpyr.UUCP (Lee B Grey) writes:
>I asked a couple of questions that were never answered, so I'm going
>to try again:

By the way network, this is a very good algorithm.  Because we're all
busy and noone is "assigned" to answering these messages we sometimes
just let the other fellow answer.  This does not always work.

>
>1.  My external disk drive gets quite hot.  I worry [...]

I guess I would go down to the local Amiga dealer and feel some of 
his drives (please don't squeeze the Charmin :-).  If you can't find
a couple drives that run as hot as yours "insist" that yours be repaired.
(From what I hear this really means "replaced").

>
>2.  How does the Amiga distinguish between and mouse and a joystick?

It doesn't.  The usage depends on what the software is expecting
(specifies).

>Are they interchangeable?  

No.  Not at all.
I just posted an article about the differences.

>Is it true that any joystick that works with the Commodore 64 will 
>work with the Amiga?

I presume so.  Did you know that Amiga started out making joysticks?
I believe the pinouts and operations match those of the Atari 2600
home game system also.
>
>Thanks.
>Lee

Your welcome.  
Bruce Barrett