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Help to recognize a joystick

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First post, by SavageKurtain

Posted on 2024-06-13, 13:22

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I've recently acquired this used joystick from my working place, because they were going to throw away some old electrical stuff and so i asked if i could at least take away this one.
It looks like an old joystick from the 9o's with a female serial port, although i'm not sure if it will work with a PC with RS232 port.
I've tested it on both a Windows XP PC and a Windows 98 one, but so far i didn't managed to have luck at making it work. Maybe it needs some proper drivers?

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Reply 1 of 2, by Zup

Posted on 2024-06-13, 13:47

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A quick shot clone? Very popular among 8 bit computers.

BTW, that is no RS232 port. That is an Atari port, used in Atari 2600, Sega Master System, Genesis/Mega drive and almost every 8 bit home computer.

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Reply 2 of 2, by the3dfxdude

Posted on 2024-06-13, 14:07

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This is unlikely a PC RS-232 joystick. Without markings, I can't be sure if it's like an Atari or Commodore joystick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_joystick_port

You might be able to get a Atari-ish to USB adapter, if that is what it is.

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