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trekking95:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on February 27, 2012, 04:26:44 pm ---Any reason you want to use this stick on PC? It was always sort of terrible. I started using Genesis gamepads on my atari as soon as I figured out that worked.

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Just to have one.  ;D

trekking95:
Would a Tron Atari stick work on a computer?

alfonzotan:
I tried wiring a DSUB9 cable to an I-Pac4 and then plugging in Atari controllers.  Never got it to work and eventually disconnected those wires.

The Legacy Engineering Atari USB joysticks work pretty well, but they need to be connected via a powered USB hub (or directly to the computer).

ark_ader:
I remember seeing a 2600 controller to Centronics interface...

http://www.volny.cz/sumbera/lpt_joy.html


Quick Google provided this, but I bet there are others.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: trekking95 on February 27, 2012, 06:23:23 pm ---Would a Tron Atari stick work on a computer?

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No. No Atari console stick would work directly with a PC. They just happen to use the same jack but the communication is different. That's why there are USB adapters and wiring diagrams for the parallel port.  The DE9/DB9 connector was super common and appeared at damn near everywhere. Doesn't mean any of it was truly compatible.

Listen to advice here. This has been asked and answered before so most of us know. :)

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