Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rutgers!mcnc!rti!sunpix!matthew From: matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun NCAA) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Using a Joystick instead of a Mouse Message-ID: <241@greens.UUCP> Date: 19 Sep 88 18:04:59 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 26 Since this discussion is aged I'll repost the request. >>Have any of you plugged an Atari joystick into the serial port and used it >>instead of a mouse? Doing so would make playing some games easier. > All that I need a joystick for is to _indicate direction_. If I manage to > interface a joystick to my Toshiba laptop, I will write custom software to If your interested in a commercial solution to problem, grab the latest issue of Computer Shopper and look at the Dexxa International ad on page 198. They show a Joystick that will plug into an IBM game connector or a serial port. Its high points are: -Full Joystick operation -Microsoft emulation for instant software compatibilty -Automatic cursor control allows you to place the cursor anywhere on your screen -RS-232 ASCII output -Ergonomical unit takes up less than 4 inches of deskspace. -Free "Paint It!(tm) program. Price: $49.95 + $5 Shipping -- Matthew Lee Stier (919) 469-8300| Sun Microsystems --- RTP, NC 27560| "Wisconsin Escapee" uucp: {sun, rti}!sunpix!matthew |