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From: bruce@ektools.UUCP (Bruce D. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Problem w/ certain joysticks on ST's
Message-ID: <1375@ektools.UUCP>
Date: 2 Aug 88 03:25:33 GMT
Organization: Eastman Kodak, Dept. 47, Rochester N.Y.
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One of our user group members has been experiencing many problems with
his keyboard on a 1040ST. After sending the unit back to Atari (twice !)
he eagerly tried the machine when he got it back last week. When it didn't
work (you can imagine how he felt :-) he called Atari one more time.

He got to talk to one of the factory engineers who finally diagnosed the
problem. It turns out that some third-party joysticks (in this case, a
Pro-Line joystick), has connections to the "reserved" pins of the joystick/
mouse connector on the bottom of the keyboard. This problem will occur with
any bottom-mounted joystick ports like the 1040 or 520STFM.

You might want to file this piece of "trivia" in the back of your mind in
case you ever run up against a similar problem.

Bruce D. Nelson, President, Atari Computer Owners of Rochester, NY (ACORN)
a.k.a.
Bruce D. Nelson, Sr. Appl. Analyst: Software Maint., Tech. Support Svcs.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, 901 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14653, (716)726-7890
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