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From: phil@sivax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Want a good Joy Stick for the Mac
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Date: Thu, 19-Jun-86 12:55:24 EDT
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> I have the Microsoft Flight Simulator and find that "flying" with a mouse
> just doesn't make it, you know?  After calling about 10 billion computer
> stores, I found a one joy stick unit that works with the MAC.  When you
> move the stick, it causes the cursor to move at a pre-determined rate in the
> direction of the stick movement but returning the stick back to "home" will
> not result in the cursor following that action.  This joy stick is quite
> different from the normal mouse.  
> 
> I want to find a joy stick that acts like the mouse, but looks and feels like
> a stick.  I wonder why no one has thought of this before?  

A joystick made by Level 7 for $39 from Icon Review is great.  You connect it
to the mouse port, then can connect the mouse to the joystick if you want
both.

A joystick and convwerter is made by Kette group (MacNifty people).  I haven't
tested it, but is says you can use their joystick or plug any joystick that
has a DB-9 connecter on it (Atari, Colecovision etc) into the converter.  It
runs $59 from them.

Phil Hunt