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From: scott@geowhiz.UUCP (Scott Kempf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: [Blade Runner <RBREWER@ELWOOD): 2 Joysticks]
Message-ID: <685@geowhiz.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 88 20:19:52 GMT
References: <8804051410.AA12230@wpi.local) <5270@sigi.Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: scott@geowhiz.UUCP (Scott Kempf)
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Department of Geology and Geophysics
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In article <5270@sigi.Colorado.EDU) williamm@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Michael Williams) writes:
)In article <8804051410.AA12230@wpi.local> DSEAH@WPI.BITNET writes:
)>Mail-From: RBREWER created at  4-Apr-88 21:33:09
)>
)>[ Cable which allows Apple // to]
)>run 2 'sticks. One of my friends back home who owns a II+ has one, and it's
)>quite nice to have for a little head to head ONE-On-ONE by Electronic Arts
)>(one of the programs which supports the device).
)> [...]
)>(RBREWER@WPI.BITNET)    ----The Blade Runner
)
)    When playing Archon (1), I found that although the movement was great, 
)the buttons were accessed as BTN0 for Joystick#1 and BTN1 for Joystick#2.  
)This gave to playing the second joystick as such: one hand on the joystick 
)and the other on the closed apple (or the opponent's second button :-)). And
)if you have an opponent who -really- likes to play fair, he/she can press
)their second button at random times to screw you up.  
)   Anyway, is this a standard?  Or is this something that Electronic Arts
)did before they knew better (and Archon 2 is fixed?)? How did they handle
)this in ONE-On-ONE? 
)  If it is a standard, but re-routed within the 2-stick cables, I can fix
)BTN0 of Joystick#2 to BTN1 of the 16-pin, but this would screw up those
)1 joystick games which require 2 buttons.  
)
)Oh well, anybody know anything ?  
)Okay, now, do you know anything relevant to THIS ? :-}
)
)-Remo
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Apple only gave us three paddle buttons.  I don't really understand why.
(must have been decided by Woz when making one of the first Apples.)

					Scott

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	Well, fck you too.  Damn computers!  :-)
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